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MUMBAI: Bombay high court recently reminded the state government that its own policy states that water for drinking must be given a priority over water for irrigation purposes. A division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice MS Sanklecha on May 10, 2013 heard two petitions by Raosahebdada Pawar Ghodganga Sahakari Karkhana Limited and Baburao Kashinath Pachame pointing out that water stored in Kukdi project is not being supplied even for drinking purpose to the Ghod dam for the surrounding villages including Shirur and Inamgaon. The judges said it is for the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority constituted under the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority Act, 2005 to pass appropriate orders for allocation of water. The judges pointed out that in a judgment of this court given in March 2013 on a petition by the Society for Backlog Removal and Development and others vs The State of Maharashtra, the water policy of the state government contained in the

PUNE: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation's (PCMC) water supply department will submit a detailed report to municipal commissioner Shrikar Pardeshi on Tuesday on the issue of release of water from Pavana dam to Ujani dam in the drought-hit Solapur district. This was after the state government had asked the PCMC to provide its opinion on the release of water to Ujani dam. M T Kamble, officiating city engineer and chief of PCMC water supply department, said, "The civic body received an e-mail last Friday from the state government to give its opinion to Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) on or before May 14 about the release of water from Pavana dam to Ujani dam." "A detailed report will be tabled before municipal commissioner Shrikar Pardeshi tomorrow (Tuesday). He will take a final decision on the opinion, which will be forwarded to the state government," he said. The e-mail sent by the state government said that the Bombay high co

AURANGABAD: The state government on Thursday told the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court that it has finalised the Maharashtra water resources regulatory authority rules and has sent them for publication in the official gazette. Following a petition filed by Marathwada Janata Vikas Parishad, the high court had on April 17 directed the state government to finalise the rules within two weeks. The Marathwada Janata Vikas Parishad had approached the high court, seeking directions to the government on various issues, including release of water into Jayakwadi from upstream dams and to frame the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority Rules. The rules pertain to the authority's functioning, including ensuring equitable distribution of water as contemplated under Section 12 (1) (c) of the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority Act (MWRRA), 2005, said senior lawyer Pradeep Deshmukh who represented the Vikas Parishad. The petition came up for the hearing before