PMC lobbies for more water to meet requirements

Pune | Saturday | 15th December, 2018

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The proposal will have new details related to the city’s population and the increased demand of water,” PMC commissioner Saurabh Rao said during the general body meeting.The civic administration is currently lifting around 1,350 MLD water. They added that the citizens would have to suffer because of the poor planning of the civic administration and the ruling party. It also dismissed the Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) appeal for getting additional water.“A fresh proposal will be sent to the state government next week for additional water. The PMC has to revamp the water distribution system to minimize losses,” he told reporters here.Opposition party leaders said that it was surprising that water cuts looked imminent despite good rainfall. “A balance will be maintained while supplying water to the city areas and the rural parts..