PMC has experienced water shortages over last few years specifically during the summer.Most parts of the city will have no water supply on Thursday as the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to undertake urgent repair and maintenance works at various pumping stations. The supply would be restored on Friday.
According to a statement from the PMC, the civic administration would undertake maintenance and repair work at the water pumping stations at Parvati, Cantonment, SNDT and Holkar bridge.
The areas to be affected include the entire central part of the city, Karvenagar, Kothrud, Deccan, Shivajinagar, Pune Cantonment, area alongside the Pune-Solapur Road and Kirkee.
The dams at Khadakwasla, Panshet, Varasgaon and Temghar, that supply the maximum water to the city, have sufficient stock for the next two months. After the merger of 23 more villages with the PMC, the civic body has sought the state government’s nod to increase water availability in the region and is planning to draw water from Mulshi dam.
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Over the last few years, the PMC has experienced water shortages during the summer leading to the supply being cut off on every alternate day. However, it is restored after the water storage levels increase during monsoon.
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