Aurangabad : Like every year, as soon as the sun started spewing fire in the city, this year also the problem of drinking water supply in CIDCO-HUDCO campus is taking a serious form. On Monday, after the BJP’s agitation for the drinking water problem of CIDCO-HUDCO in front of the official bungalow of Municipal Administrator Astik Kumar Pandey, the Municipal Administration has prepared a 9-point program to solve the drinking water problem of that campus.
Astik Kumar Pandey, the Municipal Commissioner and Administrator gave this information to the journalists. After the BJP agitated on Monday under the leadership of MLA Atul Save and City President Sanjay Kenekar to solve the drinking water problem of CIDCO-HUDCO, on Tuesday, former BJP corporators and many office-bearers, on Tuesday afternoon, under the leadership of MLA Atul Save, the Municipal Commissioner Aastik. He met Kumar Pandey and discussed the drinking water problem being constructed in CIDCO-HUDCO.
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Decision to hand over to Engineer
The way drinking water is being supplied in the city by giving a gap of 4 days, in the same way, the demand for drinking water supply in CIDCO-HUDCO premises was made by the BJP. After that, while talking to reporters, the commissioner informed about working on a 9-point program to solve the drinking water problem of that campus. Giving information about the 9-point program prepared to solve the drinking water problem of CIDCO-HUDCO, the engineers who have been camping for years will be transferred, said that the administration has given detailed information about the water coming from Nakshatrawadi to CIDCO N-5 tank in the city. It has been decided to entrust the responsibility of information to a single engineer. This engineer will keep an eye on how much water is coming in, and how much is being distributed. The commissioner said that engineers have been camping in this complex for years. They will be transferred soon. The commissioner said that the line man should maintain diary system regarding the drinking water being distributed from CIDCO N-5 tank. The first diary was kept.
repair of broken meters
Due to the neglect of Engineers and Executive Engineers, the diary could not be maintained. I have ordered the officials of the Drinking Water Supply Department to strictly maintain the diary. CCTV will be installed on CIDCO N-5 tank, Municipal Administrator Pandey said that in order to solve the drinking water problem of CIDCO-HUDCO, CCTVs will be installed there soon to keep all the information about the water being distributed from N-5 tank. Due to the installation of CCTV, which tanker holder is filling water when, its detailed information will be with the administration. Along with this, the meters that are lying will be repaired.
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Administration failed to supply drinking water to citizens every day
At the same time, GPS system will be installed on the tankers supplying drinking water from the N-5 tank. Apart from this, meters will be installed to collect the data of how much drinking water is being supplied to the residents of CIDCO-HUDCO through tankers, and how much supply is going on through the pipeline. A special squad of ex-servicemen will keep an eye on the main pipeline coming from Nakshatrawadi to CIDCO N-5 tank. In order to check the theft of water. In response to a question, the commissioner said that the city needs 230 mld of water every day. However, every day 100 MLD of water is being absorbed from Jayakwadi dam due to old age two pipelines supplying drinking water to the city. Due to which the administration is unable to supply drinking water to the citizens every day.
Its effect will be visible in a fortnight
Problem in drinking water supply due to increase in population According to construction commissioner Astik Pandey, due to increase in population in CIDCO-HUDCO campus, increasing the burden on the express line is creating problem in drinking water supply. Earlier CIDCO-HUDCO complex consisted of a two storeyed building, now three to four storey buildings have been constructed there. People on a large scale started living in this complex on rent. Due to which the demand for water is increasing and the problem of drinking water is being created in the said premises. In the end, Pandey told that the 9-point program prepared by the Municipal Corporation has been started to be implemented. Its effect will be visible in the coming fortnight.