Pune: Policenama online – Pune Water Crisis | In Pune Division, 128 villages and 857 settlements are facing a severe water shortage during the monsoon which is worse than what they encounter during summer. The population of these villages and settlements is 2.63 lakh and it is thirsty during the monsoon. (Pune Water Crisis)
At present, water is being supplied through 143 tankers to these villages and settlements. Thrice the number of tankers are being used to supply water now compared to summer.
During summer, in May, 39 tankers were deployed to supply water. Through these tankers, 651 residents of 45 villages and 189 settlements were being supplied water. Till the third week of March, no tankers were used to supply water.
The divisional commissionerate daily publishes the number of tankers deployed to supply water and this fact has come to light through this data.
Some villages and settlements face water shortage from December as seen from the proposals demanding water supply from tankers. Till March end, not a single proposal seeking water supply through tankers had been received. Pune Division consists of Pune, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur and Solapur districts. Some talukas in these districts are known as drought-prone talukas.
Divisional Commissioner Saurabh Rao said the drought-prone talukas are Baramati, Indapur and Purandar taluka in Pune district, Jat, Tasgaon and Miraj in Sangli district, Maan, Khatav and Phaltan talukas in Satara district and Sangola, Mangalwedha, Madha, Karmala and Malshiras in Solapur district.
Date Number of tankers Villages Settlements Population
March 17, 2023 0 0 0 0
April 17, 2023 04 03 01 3,173
May 17, 2023 39 45 189 69, 651
June 17, 2023 80 112 458 1,59,645
July 17,2023 102 116 620 1,85,601
Aug 17, 2023 143 128 857 2,63,426
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