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NASHIK: Gitanjali Avhad, the first woman sarpanch of the Ahmednagar district was recently selected by the state government to be a part of a study tour on water harvesting. Avhad, the sarpanch of Chincholi village, was selected for the tour on the basis of her work in her jurisdiction. She is the only woman in the team of 30 sarpanchs from across the state who will be a part of this study tour. "I was informed recently that I was selected in the team of 30 sarpanchs in the state for a study tour on water harvesting. Of the 30, 15 will be going to south for studying water harvesting there and 15 will be going to north. I am the first lady sarpanch to be selected out of the three other lady sarpanchs from the Ahmednagar district," Avhad said. Source – TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/Sarpanch-to-study-water-harvesting/articleshow/51299221.cms

NASHIK: The mechanical department of the Nashik Munciipal Corporation (NMC) has proposed to revamp the water filtration plant at Satpur at an estimated cost of Rs 13.09 lakh. The plant has been operational for the last eight years and needs repair and maintenance at various levels. For the purpose, the mechanical department had prepared the proposal, which has been approved by the municipal commissioner. The proposal include repairing the building of phase II of the filtration plant, colouring it and constructing a compound wall for it, fitting mesh over the chambers, a pipeline for liquid alum and other important works. An engineer of the department said that the works related to buildings inside the filtration plant, cleaning up of water tanks, etc., will be done through a contractor by inviting tenders. "At present, there is only one pipeline for passing liquid alum for purifying water. If this pipeline gets chocked, then we will need to have another line as a standby as liq

NASHIK: The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) on Monday announced that there would be no further water cuts, however they civic administration will continue with the existing water cuts. The decision was taken by city mayor, Yatin Wagh after a review of the water storage in Gangapur dam, by the officials from the NMC's water department. The dam is the main source of drinking water for the city. The NMC has already enforced 15-20 % water cuts with water supply once a day across all six divisions of NMC since February 19. This was done with an aim to avoid any water crisis in the future. Mayor Yatin Wagh said, "The period of water reservation for the Gangapur dam is from October 15, 2012 to July 15, 2013. The NMC's reservation in the Gangapur dam for the period is 3,600 million cubic feet (mcft). As of May 13, we have used 2,500 mcft of water in the dam and our remaining reservation is now 1,100 mcft. Around 770 mcft will be used by July 15, while the rest of the 330 mcf

NASHIK: Revival of the British era check dams in Devnadi and Malungi rivers has changed the face of Bhatwadi, Wadgaon and Temburwadi (Ashapur) villages in drought-hit Sinnar tehsil in Nashik district. Even when the area is reeling under severe drought and is dependant on tankers for drinking water supply, these villages boast of not just sufficient drinking water but also enough water for farming. Sunil Pote, one of the founders of Yuva Mitra (NGO) which had revived the check dams in Sinnar in 2011. "These are the only villages which do not need water tankers. The check dams are providing water to 1,280 hectares of land in Bhatwadi, 1,800 hectares of land in Wadgaon and Temburwadi (Ashapur). Revival of the check dams has led to diversion-based irrigation systems in these villages. Farmers in the area have also grown better rabbi crops than last year." Encouraged by the success of the check dams, the NGO has also revived check dams at Lonarwadi last week and is now working o