Latur: Dispelling extreme drought like conditions, the Guardian Minister of Latur, Sambhaji Patil Nilengkar said, the water levels in the Manjra are sufficient for 45 million cubic metres.
There is no fear for Latur city as the current water supply will be sufficient till June 2019.
In 2015-16, the state government officials sent a train to provide drinking water to Latur.
Likewise, there is sufficient supply for Latur district too.
Nilangekar appealed to citizens not to worry about water shortage.
The officials said, “The district has received below average rainfall and a drought-like situation has been created.
However, after reviewing the overall water projects in the district, citizens should not be worried about water scarcity since the water will be available till June 2019.” The officials of Latur Municipal Corporation were asked to stop all the water leakage in the supply scheme and urged the citizens to maximise their awareness about installatinig proper water meters to plug these leakages.
“All the Municipal Councils / Nagar Panchayat officers and district development officials should prepare the water scarcity plans at their level and present them to the district administration under the supervision of the sub-divisional officers,” the Latur Municipal Commissioner advised.
Nilangekar was asked to create a squad comprising of police and water resources department staff at the district and sub-divisional level to conduct checks and create awareness regarding the scarcity.
An official informed, “The work of Amrit scheme in Latur Municipal Corporation is slow.