Nashik Municipal Corporation ne chal rahi summer vacation ko dhyan mein rakhte hue shehar ke paanch swimming pools ko paani ki supply jaari rakhne ka faisla kiya hai, kyunki students aur residents ki demand kaafi zyada hai.
Lekin civic body ne yeh bhi decide kiya hai ki June se, jab schools dobara khulenge, in swimming pools ko paani ki supply band kar di jayegi. NMC ke ek official ne The Times of India se baat karte huye bataya ki yeh decision paani bachane ki badi strategy ka hissa hai, kyunki India Meteorological Department ne June se August ke beech weak monsoon ki sambhavna jatayi hai.
“Summer vacation chal rahi hai, isliye zyada tar students shehar ke swimming pools mein enroll ho gaye hain. Residents ki taraf se bhi kaafi high demand hai. Isi wajah se humne decide kiya hai ki summer vacation ke end tak in pools ko paani ki supply jaari rakhi jayegi. Lekin June mein jaise hi schools aur colleges dobara khulenge, supply band kar di jayegi,” ek official ne kaha.
Nashik Municipal Corporation ne pehle hi commercial use — jaise vehicle washing centres aur laundries — ke liye paani ki supply band karne ka faisla kar liya hai, jiska implementation aane wale kuch dino mein hone ki ummeed hai. Civic authorities ne kaha ki abhi vacation ke dauran recreational needs ko poora kiya ja raha hai, lekin aane wale dry spell ko dekhte hue paani ke sustainable use ke liye aur sakht restrictions lagaye jayenge.
Yeh decision state ke water resources department (WRD) ke letter ke baad liya gaya hai, jisme civic body ko apne reserved water quota ka samajhdari se istemal karne aur supply ko carefully manage karne ki salah di gayi hai, khaaskar El Niño alert ko dekhte hue.
NMC ke official ne phir se bataya ki agar paani ka istemal isi rate se chalta raha, toh shehar ke current water reserves sirf 15 August tak hi chal paayenge.
2025–26 ke reservation period (15 October se 31 July tak) ke liye shehar ko total 6,400 million cubic feet (mcft) paani allocate kiya gaya hai, jo teen dams se aayega. Isme 4,600 mcft Gangapur Dam se, 1,500 mcft Mukane Dam se aur 300 mcft Darna Dam se include hai.
