Mayor says OK for water shutdown
NAGPUR: Citizens residing in East, North and parts of South Nagpur will get no water for two days from Saturday morning. The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and private water operator Orange City Water Limited (OCWL) are firm on their plans to execute some works for which the shut down was announced. There were hopes that mayor Anil Sole would step in and stop the shut down but he has remained firm. Sole said the shut down was must to improve the water supply in Nandanvan and Kharabi localities. On his decision to cancel the shutdown for West and South-West Nagpur on April 16 and 17, "Some said there were no immediate gains for it. But the shut down proposed in East and North Nagpur will give immediate results and improve water supply," he said. Accepting the goof-up on the new Kanhan water pipeline , leader of ruling party Praveen Datke said it was a mistake of the NMC officials. "Zero velocity valves should have been installed before the commissioning