Satara water schemes in shadow

Taking the stock of the situation, the minister directed the officials concerned to be quality cautious. Khotkar was of the opinion that the drinking water supply scheme for the hill-station of Mahabaleshwar be taken over by the local municipal council. The Council should forward a resolution to this effect to the Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran, he recommended.

The council should take care of the growing water needs of the hill-station during the summer, he stressed. The minister was also emphatic on removing the quot;hurdlesquot; in the water supply scheme to the Satara city and the distribution network there. Outdated water pumps and other machinery should be replaced to ensure the effectiveness of the scheme, especially during the summer months, he told the officials.

The proposals for water supply schemes for Vardhangad and Lalgoon villages should also be cleared besides enlarging the scheme for Wathar station, the minister told the officials.