Summary:
LUDHIANA: Seeing the depleting water level of industrial town, the civic officials have reduced one more hour in the daily water supply to the city residents from the tube wells. The supply has been cut short in the evening hours.Already on November 2 the civic authorities had cut down water supply timings from 10 hours in a day to 8 hours and now people will get water supply for 7 hours in one day. There are over 1000 tube wells in the city for supplying water to the residents for household and other purposes. It will save water from getting wasted because in winter season there is lesser demand especially in the evening hours but some people are habitual of putting their taps on even if water is not required." The water supply timings have been reduced in the evening hours whereas morning and afternoon timings will remain the same.Though officials are taking the plea of saving ground water by reducing the water supply timings but the actual reason is to reduce the burden on the sewerage treatment plants which are unable to treat the sewerage water coming in large quantity.The sources also revealed that officials are planning to fix these timings permanently even in the summer season too when people demand for water supply for at least 12-13 hours in one day..