The residents of the State Capital will not have to face water rationing during summer this year. Chief Engineer of Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation today said that no rationing of water will be done, this summer. Annually the people have to face the brunt of the scorching summer due to water rationing which is initiated from mid April covering all 53 wards.
“The water level at all the three dams – Kanke/Gonda, Hatia Dam and Ghetalsud at present is sufficient to fulfill the requirements. As per our finding, water rationing will not be done this season. Meanwhile, supervisors at the three main water reservoirs have been instructed to ensure that all preliminary works of cleaning dams is completed on the given deadline. However, de-silting will not be carried out as water level is ample,” said Chief Engineer, Shwetabh Kumar.
The consolidated report about the status of water level at three dams suggested that the required water level (at present) to meet water demand for Getalshud Dam is 1918’00” while the present water level as on April 5, 2019 is 1919’08”. The water level of Getalsud Dam in the first week of April 2018 was 1916’03’’.
Similarly, the present water level of Hatia Dam as on April 5, 2019 is 2183’00’’ whereas the required water level (at present) to meet water demand is 2179’0’’. The water level of Hatia Dam in the first week of April 2018 was 2191’06’’.
Kanke dam’s present water level as on April 5, 2019 is 2119’07’’ and the required water level (at present) to meet water demand is 2114’06’’. As per the records, the water level of Kanke Dam in the first week of April 2018 was 2119’06’’.
According to Sushil Kumar, Superintending Engineer, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation – Urban Circle – Ranchi, ward 37 to ward 55 is under the purview of Hatia Dam. Kanke/Gonda Dam covers merely three wards -- ward 1 to ward 3 while Getalshud Dam fulfills the requirement of residents residing in ward 4 to ward 29. Meanwhile, a helpline number (0651-2213022) has been launched by the Department of Water and Sanitation to aid the city residents. A dedicated control room has been set up in the district. Complaints registered through the landline number will be resolved by Executive Engineers (EE) in a specified time. The helpline number will be functional on all working days from 8 AM to 8 PM including on Saturdays, Sundays. The DC has instructed the officers-in-charge to ensure the disposal of all complaints in a limited time while maintaining a proper record of the cases. The control rooms will be set up at the block headquarters as well. In accordance with the plan, details like name, phone numbers of the nodal officers including the ward councilors must be put up on the notice boards of the respective Block Level Officers (BLOs) and Circle Officers (COs) offices for the convenience of the public.
In addition, the officials have been instructed to prepare detailed sheets, comprising the facts of a particular area, number of faulty hand-pumps, condition of deep-borewells for prompt response during water crisis.