Nashik: With the onset of summer, the water woes of 15,000-odd residents of Wadala have gone from bad to worse.Facing water crisis throughout the year, these residents are forced to buy water. And, so far, the civic body has done very little to resolve the issue. Sathe Nagar, Mehboob Nagar, Madinah Nagar, Gulshan Nagar and Sadiq Nagar are the areas reeling under water scarcity. These areas get water from Gandhinagar and Indiranagar water storage tanks.On Thursday, a delegation of the residents met East division official of the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) who assured them to increase the number of tankers and resolve the issue by April-end after pipeline laying work from Mukane dam is completed.“We buy water every day. We have to walk around a kilometre to Wadalagaon and fetch water in pots. We face water problems throughout the year. In summer, the problem is severe. We have to wake up at 2am for filling water from the well. One pipeline was laid for this area many years ago but that too stopped functioning long back,” Ramji Thorat, a local resident, said.Another resident, Bhaurao Battise, said that poor water supply has been a perennial issue. “We pay Rs200 per month to a farmer for drawing water from his well. We have to wake up early for filling water. Our children also go on bicycles to fill water. Water tankers are provided by the NMC but over there it’s too chaotic,” he said,Local corporator Shyam Badode said, “A 12 inch water pipeline of Rs3 crore has been sanctioned through funds for backward area. This pipeline would be laid from water tank at Pandav Nagari to Sathe Nagar and Sadiq Nagar and problem of the entire region would be resolved forever. However, the cost quoted by the bidder was above the tender price.”He added, “I asked civic officials to get the task done from the general head for water in budget. But they are not serious. On Thursday I took a delegation to the divisional office and the DO assured 2-3 trips of 5,000 litre and 4-5 trips of 2,500 litre tanks. But the trips are not as assured.”A senior civic body official said, “We are supplying water through four small and four big tankers every day. After April when pipeline work from Mukane dam is completed the problem will be resolved.”

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