The New Year has been heralding good news for residents of Mira Road and Bhayander. After being spared the 8% water supply benefit tax from January 1, residents have another reason to cheer—they won't have to put up with 20% water cuts on Wednesdays.
Since December 1 last year, residents have been facing a 24-hour water cut every Wednesday. The cut was implemented by the Shahad Temghar Water Authority (STEM), a consortium of three municipal corporations—Thane, Bhiwandi-Nizampur and Mira-Bhayander—formed in 2000 to manage their bulk water supply.
On Monday, MP Sanjeev Naik, MLA Gilbert Mendonca, MBMC commissioner Shivmurti Naik and mayor Tulsidas Mhatre met the state water resources minister Sunil Tatkare at Mantralaya and apprised him of the water crises in the region.
The water cut was imposed due to the drop in the overflow level of water in Andhra dam that supplies water to the region. The region receives 86 million litre per day (MLD) of water from STEM. Another 15 MLD comes from the MIDC. The MBMC is currently able to provide only 91 MLD of water to each of the residents against their daily requirement of 135 MLD.
"Water crisis is a round-the-year phenomenon in Mira-Bhayander. Lifting of the water cut is a relief," said Lekha Shetty, who resides at
Mira Road.
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We in Flower Valley Complex are not even getting proper Municipal Water supply and have to fulfill our water need by getting Water from water suppliers through tanker which we feel is pretty unhygienic can you please take a visit in Flower valley Complex which is beside Raza Garden (MBMC Play Ground) and have words with the Colony members .. appreciate your efforts in making Mira Road a well planned place to live.
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