Parts of Thane to receive 50 per cent of water supply on Saturday

The Thane Municipal Corporation TMC on Friday said that parts of the city will receive 50 per cent water supply on August 12 SaturdayDiva Mumbra except ward No 26 and 31 Kalwa Rupadevi Pada in Wagle Ward Samiti Kisan Nagar no 2 Nehru Nagar Kolshet Khalcha village under Manpada Ward Committee will receive 50 per cent water supply on Saturday from 1000 am to 200 pm said the civic bodyInlet screens channels and pump strainers of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporations wastewater pumping station on the Ulhas River have affected the pumping capacity due to large amounts of debris from the river On Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm there will be about 50 per cent less water supply during this period During this period the waste stuck in the pumping station will be removed by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation the TMC saidMaharashtra Industrial Development Corporation MIDC supplies water to some areas under the Thane Municipal Corporation which include Mumbra Diva Kalwa Majiwada Manpada and Wagle Estate the civic body saidThe civic body has asked residents in the city to store water and use it judiciously Amid monsoon the TMC has also asked residents to filter and boil the water before drinking itMeanwhile the Thane Municipal Corporation TMC on Thursday announced that it will beautify 15 lakes in the cityAccording to TMC the lake beautification project will cost an estimated Rs 5336 crore and it will be implemented under the Centres Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation AMRUTII schemeThe lakes that will be beautified are Turkepada Kharigaon Hariyali ShivajinagarKalwa Kausa Kolshet Dativali Desai Bramhala AmbeGhosale Kachrali Rayladevi Kamal Kidkali and Jogila While 25 per cent of the project cost will be borne by the Centre and state government each the remaining 50 per cent be taken care of by TMC Thane Municipal Abhijit Bangar said AMRUT scheme focuses on financial sustainability ease of living of citizens and water sector reformsIIT Bombay will conduct a thirdparty audit of the beautification work done on these lakes in ThaneThe conservation and beautification work of the lakes will be audited through a thirdparty organisation The thirdparty audit will be done by IIT Bombay Bangar saidThere should be no compromise in the quality of the materials used for this work The concerned departmental authorities should periodically inspect all these ponds to ensure that they are of the best quality he addedThe civic commissioner also directed TMC officials to complete the project by June 2024