The Gwalior district administration is making continuous efforts to supply sufficient drinking water to the citizens. In one such measure, Collector Sanjay Goyal convened a meeting of all the officers concerned and took stock of the situation of water supply in the city and instructed them to supply water as per the need of the people.
Goyal has also taken information about the availability of water tanks and the proper arrangements to fill it, availability of water at Tighra dam and other sources from where water could be taken. He instructed Municipal Commissioner to make the arrangements of water supply in sufficient way so that during summer season every colony, area should get the water in proper quantity. He also told them to ensure that during the supply of water should not be wasted.
Municipal Commissioner Anay Dwivedi has informed about the work plan of water supply up to July 20. He said that we have 55 tanks in the city out of them we fill 34 that would supply the drinking water. Seven tanks will be filled by local water tap and rest 14 water tanks will be filled alternatively from Tighra water supply.
Municipal Corporation has also made the work plan for the supply of drinking water for 14 water tanks. Dwivedi informed that daily requirement of water is of 8MCFT and up to July 20, 1347.8MCFT water would be required.
Chief Engineer Water Resource Management NP Kori informed that 2250MCFT water is available in Tighra while 238MCFT water kept in dead store, so we can provide 2011MCFT water to the city and also we can transfer the Kaketo dam dead store water to Tighra which can use according to our requirements.
In the meeting Superintendent Engineer Municipal Corporation Drinking water RlS Maurya and other officers of water resource department were present.