Mercury rises in state, water levels in dams fall and Pune residents brace for water cuts

Pune | Sunday | 28th April, 2019

Summary:

Water tankers come at a priceWith municipal corporations and councils limiting water supply, the demand for other sources of water increases and many local residents resort to using water tankers. If there is a need to reduce water supply for drinking purposes, then the concerned civic body would be asked to introduce cuts so that the water lasts longer. The rapidly depleting live water stock in the dams in the state is worrying. The water stock in one of the largest dams, the Ujjani, is already 32 per cent deficit this year. AdvertisingRampant borewell diggingAs the water supply is dwindling and the monsoon is still one-and-a-half months away, residents are desperate to get water not just for drinking but for other purposes as well..