Motorcyclists attacked, robbedTwo motorcyclists were attacked and robbed of their valuables by some unidentified dacoits on the road linking Yelwadi village near Chakan with Dehu Road on Monday night.The two motorcyclists, Dhanaji Waman Adsule from Dehu and Pandit Bhole, who suffered some from minor injuries, were discharged after being treated with first aid at a hospital in Dehu Road.Later, both Adsule and Bhole lodged separate complaints with Pune rural police. In both the cases, dacoits blocked the road by tying a rope across it, police said.Adsule, an employee of Hindustan Petroleum, was returning home from office when the incident took place. Adsule fell from his motorcycle after hitting the rope.The culprits relieved Adsule of his cash and jewellery after assaulting him with sticks and stones, according to his complaint.Within a few minutes after this, Bhole's motorcycle was intercepted in a similar manner. He was relieved of his cash and jewellery, totally estimated to be worth about Rs 1,950, police said.Meanwhile, acting on Adsule and Bhole's complaints, Assistant police inspector Ashok Shejale from Chakan police station has launched a massive hunt to track down the culprits.Normal water supply resumesResidents from the Pune Cantonment areas, who had faced acute water shortage during the past two days following the Mutha Righ Bank canal breach, had a sigh of relief on Tuesday when the tap water supply resumed.Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) water department chief Ramesh Ghodke claimed that normal water supply was restored in cantonment areas since morning. He, however, admitted that morning water supply to fringe and high level areas coming under the Pune Cantonment water works was delayed and at low pressure.The irrigation department had completed the repairs to the breached canal wall on Monday itself. However, a big excavator which was used to desilt the canal bed got stuck in it, restraining the irrigation department from discharging required quantum of raw water. The excavator was lifted late on Monday evening paving way for discharge of 400 cusecs of raw water from the Khadakwasla dam in the canal.Meanwhile, water supply to Bhavani Peth, Gultekdi, Mukundnagar, Mitramandal, Mangalwar Peth and Ghorpade Peth was disrupted on Tuesday evening as the water main to the area once again breached near the Volga Chowk.The 800 milimetre diameter water pipeline carrying water from the Oarvati Median Level reservoir (MLR) had breached two days back. The PMC had completed the repairs on Monday. The old line breached again on Tuesday afternoon.
