Thane News: Thane Municipal Commissioner Abhijeet Bangar has asked the municipal officials to prepare an action plan for water distribution for the summer. An official gave this information on Tuesday. He said that Thane Municipal Commissioner Abhijit Bangar held a meeting with officials on Monday and reviewed the problems being faced in water distribution due to road construction and leakages.
‘Resolve complaints related to water supply on priority’
The Municipal Corporation chief instructed the engineers to solve the complaints related to water supply on priority basis and to prepare an action plan for water distribution in summer. Commissioner Abhijit Bangar reviewed the availability and requirement of water for Thane city.
Thane has been facing water shortage for years
Let us tell you that the problem of water in Thane has been there for years, there is a problem of water leakage in many areas, yet no initiative is being taken by the Thane administration to stop the wastage of water. A few days ago, the local Congress leaders had expressed displeasure over the water shortage in Thane. Thane Congress spokesperson Rahul Pingale had said a few days back that water wastage has been happening in parts adjacent to the service road of Thane city for several days, but the administration is not taking any initiative to stop it.
< p style ="text-align: justify;">Thane is not the only district facing water shortage
Thane is not the only district of Maharashtra which is facing water shortage, the crisis of water shortage in Maharashtra is going on for a long time. Due to the lack of water, the farmers here have to face a lot of problems. According to the Union Ministry of Agriculture, the groundwater level in Maharashtra has dropped dangerously in the last few years. The depletion of ground water has had a direct impact on the farmers here, so the state government is encouraging the farmers to grow crops that require less water by giving subsidies and incentives, but is this a permanent solution to this problem?< /p>
This is the main reason for water scarcity in the state
Maharashtra once used to receive continuous rains for more than four months, bringing cheer to the farmers, but in recent years, not only has the amount of rainfall decreased It is not properly stored and the crops are also not supplied with sufficient amount of water. The significant factor of water scarcity in the state is over-exploitation of ground water. Due to excessive exploitation of ground water, there has been a shortage of water in dams and reservoirs. Awareness and collective efforts are needed to prevent the water problem in the state.
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