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This is an archive article published on May 9, 1998
Pune Beat
Water scene has improved: collectorateThe number of water scarcity-hit villages in Pune district has shown a sharp decline going by the dist...
Water scene has improved: collectorate
The number of water scarcity-hit villages in Pune district has shown a sharp decline going by the district collectorate figures. About 223 villages and hamlets in the district are on the list of tanker-fed villages in Pune district compared to last year8217;s figure of over 250 villages for the corresponding period, District Collector Vijay Kumar Gautam said on Friday.
The decline in shortage-hit villages could be attributed to several reasons, Gautam said adding that he already has launched a detailed survey of the villages which have not required the tanker despite being in the district action plan for the scarcity-hit villages.
Fifty five tankers have been pressed into service in the district including the highest 12 in Purandar taluka.
In a pragmatic move, the district collectorate has delegated the powers to the sub-divisional officers to sanction the tankered water supply on demand from the villages.
Minor killed
A two and a half-year-old girl Rohini Arun Gade was crushed under the wheels of a truck near Thergaon Nakatenagar on Wednesday. According to the Paud police, the truck driver was trying to reverse the vehicle when the accident occurred.
Mercury drops
The city continued to reel under the blazing sun as the mercury remained above 40 degrees Celsius for the fourth consecutive day in the city on Friday. The maximum temperature for Friday was recorded at 40.4 degrees Celsius. While the maximum came down by 2 degrees in comparison to that on Thursday, the minimum temperature touched an all time in the season. The minimum was recorded at 25.9 degrees Celsius.
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