18/6/2018
PUNE: Residents
of Aundh, Pashan Road, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Khadki and Bopodi
can expect an adequate supply of potable water in the near future, with
the Pune Municipal Corporation
The proposal to build the tank in Aundh was under
consideration for many years but the project failed to take off for want of
land. Local MLA Vijay Kale, along with corporators and PMC officials, recently
held the ground-breaking ceremony of the water tank after hurdles in its
construction were removed.
The facility is expected to come up within six months. It will
be the third overhead tank in the area. PMC said that the facility was
necessary to meet the increased demand for drinking water following rise in
population and development of new residential colonies. Currently, two tanks,
which have a collective capacity of 1.3 crore litres supply water in the
area. While justifying the construction of an additional facility, Kale said
that the new facility will help bring down complaints of inadequate supply.
Kale said that the project did not pick up pace due to
technical reasons and non-availability of land. The matter was followed up with
the state government for last two years. The land on which the tank is being
built was in possession of the state police department. A meeting was held in
March with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to expedite the process of handing
over the land to PMC. Fadnavis had directed the state home department to
complete the formalities at the earliest, Kale said.
PMC sources said that the police department had sought an
alternative land in lieu of the plot where the water tank is being built. PMC
has assured to provide a plot reserved under the amenity space to the police
department.
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