Demand to restrict construction in Baner, Balewadi for water shortage

Pune: Water supply problem has resurfaced in Baner-Balewadi areas, nearly six months after the issue was assumed to have been sorted out.
“There was some improvement in water supply following the directives of the high court.
The citizens in the areas were satisfied with water availability.
But from the past couple of months, water scarcity has resurfaced,” said Balwadkar.
Balwadkar had filed a petition in the high court.
The court in June 2017 had issued restrictions on building permissions and issuance of occupancy certificates.
The petitioner claimed that housing societies in the area had spent around Rs 12 crore in the 2015-16 financial year on water tankers.
The status of water requirement in these areas and current supply position will be checked.
A decision on the demand made by elected members will be taken accordingly,” said a building permission department official.
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