01 October,2009 07:13 AM IST | | Somita Pal
BMC will not impose 30% water cut this month fearing voter wrath
The BMC has stalled its plan to increase water cuts to 30 per cent from the existing 15 per cent this month.
Every year, civic officials take stock of the water available for the city at the end of September and accordingly take precautionary measures to ensure the scarcity is not severe.
Accordingly, last month, a meeting had been held where it was decided to increase water cut to 30 per cent.
Yesterday, another review meeting was to have been held and the 30 per cent water cut put into effect. That meeting has been postponed, as also the water cut hike, due to the upcoming elections.
A senior official from the BMC's hydraulic department said, "We were supposed to review the water crisis today, but the meeting has been postponed till the Assembly elections are over. Politicians don't want to upset voters."
Splash! Around 650 million litres of water is wasted every day in Mumbai due to leakage and thefts. That's enough water to fill 260 Olympic-size swimming pools. |
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