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Mumbai: BMC’s request for reserve water stock gathers dust in minister’s office
Updated On: 02 June, 2023 07:38 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
If irrigation dept does not approve request to access reservoirs, BMC might have to cut water supply to city by at least 10 per cent
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There was a loss of 650 million litres of water between November 8 and April 22 because of a punctured tunnel in Thane. Representation pic
The forecast of delayed arrival of the rain and the state government’s pending approval to access reserve water storage has the BMC worried, as the stock is drying up quickly. If the nod doesn’t come in by June 15, the civic body might consider water cuts of 10-12 per cent, sources said. As of June 1, the seven lakes have 1.81 lakh million litres of water, much lower than last year’s stock of 2.57 lakh million litres.
“The proposal was sent to the executive director of the Konkan division of the irrigation department on March 15. From there, it was forwarded to the irrigation directorate and then to the irrigation department in Mantralaya. Now, the proposal is on the table of the minister,” an official said.
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