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MUMBAI: The civic body has announced a 100% water cut in some parts of the city on Wednesday. The 21-hour water cut will start at 7am on June 5 and continue into the early hours of Thursday, as the BMC plans to repair two 1,200mm valves and work on giving a cross-connection under a water supply tunnel project planned at Mahalaxmi Racecourse. This isolation of water main will affect Parel, Dadar, Mahim, Matunga (excluding Dharavi), Kasturaba Hospital, Nair Hospital, DurgaDevi Tank, M P Mill Compound, BDD Chawl (Parel), Worli BDD Chawl, Sir Pochkhanwala Road, Worli Koliwada, Worli dairy, and in D Ward in Tardeo, Tulsi Wadi and Nana Chowk. The BMC has already issued an advisory for citizens to save water, the day before. Source - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Brace-for-21-hour-water-cut-on-Wednesday/articleshow/20389267.cms?

MUMBAI: While the civic body declared on Friday that the city has been readied to face the impending monsoon, citizens and experts are sceptical about whether Mumbai will be prepared by June 7, the deadline to be rain-ready. Stormwater drain (SWD) department norms state that 4.45 lakh cubic metres of silt should be removed from drains before the monsoon. The BMC has said it has removed just 2.67 lakh cubic metres so far, or 60% of what is required. According to norms, the BMC should complete 70% of de-silting before the monsoon, 20% during the rains and 10% after the rains. On May 25, TOI had reported that the BMC had de-silted 50% of the major nullahs in the run-up to the monsoon. In addition, only 30% of the de-silting along the Mithi River's crucial 17.8km stretch had been completed. Just six days later, on Friday, the BMC announced that 73% of the city's drains and 60% of the Mithi River had been de-silted. One problem area pointed out by Mumbaikars is the Irla nullah, whi

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

AURANGABAD: The Water and Land Management Institute, Aurangabad (WALMI), has organised a joint workshop for its engineers and Tamil Nadu executive engineers on 'Efficient management of water distribution through polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipeline' on Tuesday. "The aim is to create awareness about the innovative technique which is economical and very easy to operate," said assistant professor Pradeep Bhalge. "Around 40 engineers from across the state including Pune, Mumbai, Nasik, Kolhapur and Sangli are participating in the training session," said Bhalge. "Generally, 83% of stored water is used in irrigation sector. The water is released as per the availability and demand of the beneficiaries. In general open channel gravity flow, water distribution is used to supply irrigation water. The conveyance losses in these systems are significant and are increasing day by day. Poor maintenance is one of the major causes," explained Bhalge. He said, "