TIMES CITY THE TIMES OF , | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 SKIPPING BREAKFAST HURTS HEALTH IN URBAN TURF WAR SIMMERS: TWO CABS WAITING COLLEGE-GOING GIRLS, FINDS VARSITY STUDY | 4 OUTSIDE PUNE RAILWAY STATION DAMAGED | 5 Politicians play blame game as PMC Ready to meet postpones decision on water cuts FTII students, the crisis. “The administra- says Rathore Expect Verdict tion need not wait for any- one’s orders. Also, the politi- Rupali.Shukla Today, Says cal class must show some Flying squad to check misuse of @timesgroup.com ‘Calculating per seriousness on this issue,” said Bagul. Pune: Minister of state for student expenditure Civic Chief Ironically, Congress lead- information and broadcast- is impossible’ ers in the PMC are against Ba- water, take action against offenders ing (I&B) Rajyavardhan Radheshyam.Jadhav gul’s suggestions. They said Rathore has conveyed to hief accounting officer at @timesgroup.com the deputy mayor was taking TIMES NEWS NETWORK FTII director Prashant Path- Cthe FTII Ujjawala Dhekne the initiative only to gain rabe that he is willing to on Wednesday said though Pune: It has been 11 days “credit” and “publicity”. But Pune: The civic administra- WATER CUTS TODAY File photo meet the students who have the institute follows the Government Accounting since the irrigation depart- Bagul denied the charge and tion has formed a flying squad Water supply in most parts of the city will be affected been on strike for the last 83 ment asked the Pune Munici- said his detractors should days to resolve the issue. The Rules, 1990, there is no way to check water leakages in the on Thursday due to repair work. Supply will resume pal Corporation (PMC) to im- have come forward to offer a minister last met some stu- the administration or the city and take action against ci- late Friday morning with low pressure, a press pose immediate water cuts to solution. dent representatives on July ministry can calculate the tizens, who are found wasting statement issued by the PMC said avoid severe crisis in the fu- The ruling NCP is not water. Water connections will 3 in New Delhi. expenditure incurred on each ture. But the politicos and the ready to take the blame. “The be disconnected if anyone is n Warje/SNDT water works | Bhusari Colony, The students on Tuesday student. civic authorities are passing guardian minister is at the found to misuse water, said Shastrinagar, Bavdhan, Bhugaon Road, Sus Road, had written to Rathore seek- “The ministry calculated the expenses according to the buck on each other as no helm of affairs. Girish Bapat PMC officials. Baner, Balewadi, Pashan, Warje highway, Karve Road, ing fresh talks to end the im- one wants to take an unpop- should have taken a call on passe. the grants they give and Civic officials said that the Erandawane, Deccan, Jaibhavaninagar, Sutardara, ular decision. the matter immediately after “The students have been divided it by the number of four dams — Khadakwasla, Dahanukar Colony, Gandhi Bhavan, Mahatma Guardian minister Girish the irrigation department told to revise their demands. students. That’s their Temghar, Varasgaon and Pan- Society, Warje, Model Colony, Law College Bapat wants the PMC to take a warned of an impending wa- shet — have a stock of around Rathore has not said wheth- perspective. But there is no Road, Gokhalenagar, Bhonsalenagar, call, but the PMC administra- ter crisis. During his tenure 14 TMC. It is less than half of er he will come to the FTII set rule to calculate the Aundh, Bopodi and Khadki tion is waiting for a go ahead as guardian minister, Ajit Pa- the cumulative capacity of the campus or student represen- expenditure,” she said. from mayor Dattatraya Dhan- war made quick decisions. As dams, which is more than 29 n Wadgaon water works | Sinhagad Road, Hingne, tatives will be called to Del- The I&B ministry had kawade, who is out of coun- a result, the city managed to TMC. The announcement of Wadgaon, Dhayari, Dhankawdi, Katraj, Anandnagar, hi,” a source in the FTII ad- earlier said it incurs Rs 12 try. overcome a water cuts is expected in a day Ambegaon Pathar, Santoshnagar, Kondhwa Budruk ministration said. lakh on each student at the On August similar water or two. The city will get once-a- and Dattanagar areas Pathrabe, who is in Delhi institute. 22, the irriga- EVERY DROP crisis in the day supply. to meet I&B officials, did not n Parvati water works | All the ‘Peth’ areas, tion depart- past,” said The city gets around 1,250 take calls but his office con- ground reality and talk to Dattawadi, Rajendranagar, Lokmanyanagar, Deccan, ment made a COUNTS NCP city chief MLD water every day. After firmed that Rathore was in- the agitating students and detailed pre- and Rajya implementing cuts, the city Shivajinagar, Swargate, Parvati Darshan, terested in meeting the stu- other stakeholders to find sentation before the canal Sabha MP Vandana Chavan. will get 1,100 MLD water. On Mukundnagar, Parvati village, dents. solutions to resolve the is- committee, which is headed Chavan said the mayor an average, the city's monthly Sahakarnagar, Satara Road, Bibvewadi, “The director informed sue. by Bapat, and urged it to take has already submitted a letter consumption is around 1.25 Taljai, Katraj, Dhankawdi and Indiranagar To report wastage us on Tuesday evening that Following the visit, the an immediate call on cutting to Bapat asking him to decide TMC, which will be reduced to n Cantonment water works | Pune the minister has agreed to delegation sought three ex- the city’s supply. However, Ba- on implementing water cuts. meet us. But we have got no tensions to prepare its re- 1 TMC. The city was getting Cantonment, Pune station, Koregaon Park, n (020)2550 1383 or (020)2550 1386 pat and other elected mem- The PMC will abide by Ba- 800 MLD water when alter- Tadiwala Road, Race course, Kondhwa, written intimation,” said port. bers deferred a decision with- pat’s decision, she added. n SNDT (020)2550 1675 FTII students’ association A delegation member nate-day supply was in place. Hadapsar, Mundhwa, Yerawada, Vishrantwadi, out giving any substantial “In my opinion, Bapat is president Harishankar Na- said they have done their job During the rain-deficient Kalyaninagar, Wadagaonsheri, Chandannagar, n Swargate (020)2550 8150, reason. not serious about the crisis June last year, the PMC had chimuthu. and it was up to the ministry Solapur Road, Gondhalenagar and Satavwadi (020)2550 8163, (020)2550 8189 Dhankawade’s support- and his dilly-dallying ap- imposed once-a-day water Meanwhile, the S M to share the details of the re- ers in the ruling NCP said proach will cost the city heav- supply. The water cuts were in- n New Holkar water works | Ahmednagar Road areas, n Bund garden (020)2612 1453 Khan-led delegation has port. that no decision should be ily in the months to come,” creased in July when the sit- , Dhanori, Kalas, Khadki and Vidyanagar n Cantonment (020)2550 6070 submitted its report on the “We have been patiently taken in the mayor’s absence. the NCP city chief added. uation worsened. FTII to the I&B ministry, but waiting for the findings of But deputy mayor Aba Ba- the latter refused to give de- the report for the last 10 gul of the Congress had a dif- Meeting today tails of the findings. days,” FTII students’ repre- ferent view. “The administra- Pune municipal commission- “The delegation submit- sentative Vikas Urs said. tion should not wait till the er Kunal Kumar told media Guardian minister calls for careful use of resource ted the report on Tuesday “The ministry should mayor returns. The situation persons on Wednesday that night. The ministry officials consider that our time is pre- is worsening and if we con- he was planning to call a hile the NCP wants guardian when compared with the situation TMC water. This quota is sufficient Bapat said that a cut in supply is and Rathore will look at the cious and each passing day tinue to delay (water cuts), meeting of civic officials and Wminister Girish Bapat to in other parts of the state, but to meet the city’s drinking water unavoidable. “The PMC will decide report. We cannot divulge is just adding to our pain and the city may have to suffer in elected members to decide on decide on imposing citizens will still have to make needs for a year. But this does not on providing once a day or the recommendations made anguish. The administra- the next few months. I have the contentious issue. “The water cuts, Bapat judicious use of water. The Pune mean that we can continue with alternate day supply. Now, there is by the delegation at this tion has also denied giving made a written appeal to the meeting will be called on late shot back saying Municipal Corporation has been the existing twice a day supply. I no question of providing dam point of time as the findings us a copy of the minutes or municipal commissioner to Wednesday night or on the PMC should asked to impose water cuts,” said have asked the municipal water for irrigation. As per the will have a wider impact,” a the video recordings of our impose cuts immediately,” Thursday. We will discuss the take a call in the Bapat. commissioner to call a meeting of state’s water policy, the first ministry source said. meeting with the three- said Bagul, who asked the civ- present storage situation in matter. “The Speaking to TOI on Wednesday, concerned officers and elected priority is given for drinking,” he The three-member dele- member delegation. There ic administration to take reservoirs and decide on wa- availability of drinking water in Bapat said, “Dams providing water members to decide on the said, denying the charges leveled gation had visited FTII on needs to be some transpar- proactive steps to tide over ter cuts,” said Kumar. Pune’s reservoirs is much better to city are holding about 14-15 matter.” against him by the NCP chief. August 21 to assess the ency.” GPS tracking of This immersion, NCL’s solution Students’ films tankers awaits for Ganesh idols has its appeal denied screening File photo Continued from Page 1 Meenakshi.Rohatgi use for the next year,” he add- monitoring staff @timesgroup.com IN THE LOOP File photo ed. Sharma, along with other Col (retd) Shashikant Dal- filmmakers, was curating he Dagdusheth Halwai File photo Pune: In a lean monsoon sea- vi, a rainwater harvesting ex- the FTII films package too. PrasadKulkarni son, austerity measures in Ganapati Trust has formed pert, said, “Reservoirs are Sharma said this is for @timesgroup.com using water for immersion of Ta group called Ganesh now filled with silt. Also, the the first time that the FD has Ganesh idols, are in order. Vyaspeeth along with other rains may withdraw by Sep- cancelled the screening of Pune: The Pune Municipal People who take thou- mandals and is spreading tember 15. As such every drop films made by FTII students. Corporation’s (PMC) plan to sands of idols to the rivers awareness among 1,000 counts. Big Ganapati man- “FD even screens films track water tankers using that run through the city and mandals. The cost of the pilot dals should take the initiative which do not have the censor the global positioning sys- Pimpri Chinchwad and to project used to demonstrate and evangelize this concept board's certificate,” she said. The screenings have been tem (GPS) to prevent diver- other water bodies can how Jal Abhishek works was Rs so that people realize their The screenings have now shifted to a private audi- sion of drinking water for choose to go with Pune Mu- 1.5 lakh. The pilot plant could role in saving water and the been shifted to a private au- torium in Mumbai. commercial purposes is yet nicipal Corporation and Na- dissolve five small idols at a environment.” ditorium in Prabhadevi in to take off, as the civic body tional Chemical Laborato- time. Engineering and design Dalvi added that though Mumbai. mental control. “FD is a hub has not appointed the staff ry’s (NCL) ‘green alternative’ was done by Mojj engineering, this ‘dissolving’ method Three short films made where cinema is discussed required to monitor the Almost all tanker owners have . technical know-how led by NCL through Jal Abhishek may by the FTII students, based and learnt. We have not been tankers. fitted their vehicles with GPS The ‘Jal-Abhishek’, a liq- and research and funding The new method may also have slow acceptance, people on their agitation, were to be told about the reasons for not Civic activists have been uid solution the NCL has assistance by Cummins help cut down on dam water should be encouraged to screened at the FD on Friday. screening our films. For calling for GPS-fitted tank- Tracking system for come up with, can dissolve corporate responsibility arm discharge into the river move to ‘shadu’ or clay idols A five-minute documentary years, FTII films have been ers since 2012, when water idols made of Plaster of Paris from PoP which forms much on the agitation, ‘Strike: Day screened at the FD and now cuts owing to an erratic garbage trucks soon (PoP), leaving a re-usable fer- solve around 200 small PoP nirmalya (floral offerings) of the city’s idols every year. 70’, based on a song, was also the government is controll- monsoon led to a surge in de- he civic administration tilizer and sludge. idols in three hours. The raw pollute water bodies and ad- The Dagdusheth Halwai be screened. The documen- ing that too. The films which mand for drinking water Tplans to install a tracking This may save the city's materials are cheap and wa- ditional water has to be used Ganapati mandal is taking tary has been made by film- were to be screened on Fri- tankers, especially from the system in all vehicles used by water bodies from being pol- ter is used in lesser quanti- to wash them off,” added an the technique to the people. maker Anand Patwardhan day were just students’ per- city’s fringe areas. Activists the solid waste management luted further and save the wa- ties, said Dongare. MPCB official. “We are working with other and Simantini Dhuru. spectives and did not even have said that in the absence department to monitor the ter in the reservoirs which “A 20% solution of ammo- Vivek Velankar, president mandals and holding work- Students said cancelling speak directly about the of a monitoring system, the time garbage is collected and are just half full. nium bicarbonate will be Sajag Nagrik Manch, said ev- shops with schools to spread the screening just confirms strike,” said FTII alumnus corporation has no way of disposed. In the second phase “Normally, people im- used __ for one kg of ammoni- ery year, almost 2TMC water the message. The acceptance their fears about govern- Yashasvi Mishra. finding out whether water of the project, vehicles used by merse idols after the festival um bicarbonate, five litres of has to be released from Kha- will increase and maybe next tankers meant for common other civic departments will in flowing water, but when water will be added which dakwasla dam for immer- year or the year after, immer- citizens are being misused. also be fitted with GPS. this is not available, idols are can dissolve one kg of PoP sion. Instead, this could be sion will require very less wa- This year, too, the city is The administration had set immersed in stagnant water idol to form ammonium sul- used for two months for ter,” said Mahesh Suryawan- staring at prolonged water aside Rs 1 crore for this. Apart and disintegration does not phate – a fertilizer and calci- drinking water needs. shi, treasurer of the trust. UPSC student cuts because of deficient from 16 water tankers, the take place and pollutants ac- um carbonate,” he explained. He said the initiative had Since most PoP idols rainfall, and demand for wa- PMC has 997 vehicles in cumulate,” said Mohan Don- The project was started come just when people have which are immersed are ter tankers is bound to rise. separate depots, which are gare, former NCL scientist last year, but the results were begun to understand the val- smaller, home idols, the mess- “We had directed all used by the solid waste and director of research and visible this August when var- ue of water. “Perceptions age has to reach common peo- commits suicide tanker owners to install GPS management, health, water development at Mojj Engi- ious mandals were shown have to change. The immer- ple, he added. A banner at the in their tankers, without supply and other neering. demonstrations. sion at our place is in a bucket mandal during the festival TIMES NEWS NETWORK for UPSC exam. He was which they would not be al- departments. The solid waste The solution helps dis- “The idols, the paint and and the idol is put away for will take it to the people. staying in a rented room in lowed to operate. Most of the management department has Pune: A 22-year-old stu- Gurukrupa society in Dat- tanker owners have followed 475 garbage-lifting vehicles. dent from Beed district who tawadi with three others. the orders. Now, the process Vehicles of political leaders was preparing for the “On Wednesday morn- of appointing staff to man and senior officials are also Union Public Service Com- ing, Munde and his friends the tanker-filling points is maintained at these depots. MANS will switch to watchdog role mission (UPSC) examin- went to a study centre. under way. These employees Citizens and activists have ation in the city allegedly Munde returned to his will also monitor the tank- repeatedly complained about Radheshyam.Jadhav Today, when a drought is not collect idols. Instead, we save the water bodies from hanged himself from the room around 11.30am for ers and will have to be wasteful use of PMC-owned @timesgroup.com looming large over the state will watch if the local bodies pollution. We will continue to ceiling of his room in Datta- lunch. After some time, trained to handle the GPS vehicles that have been and every drop of water follow these directives,” said appeal to people not to im- wadi area on Wednesday af- when his friends came to mechanism,” V G Kulkarni, allocated to civic Pune: From campaigning for counts, MANS members will MANS executive president merse the idols in water bod- ternoon. the room, they found him head of the PMC’s water de- departments, officials and 20 years against immersing act as watchdogs. Avinash Patil. ies that are drinking sources. The Dattawadi police hanging from the ceiling,” partment, told TOI. people’s representatives. Ganesh idols in rivers, to its “Our members will stand The samiti will write to Instead, they should donate have identified the de- the police officer said. PMC has around 80 water role as a pressure group now, at ‘visarjan ghats’ coaxing municipal commissioners to or immerse them in makesh- ceased as Vishal Bhagwat The police officer said tankers, including those op- GPS monitoring should Andhashradd- people to donate the idols to ensure that civic bodies ar- ift tanks constructed by the Munde. Police said prima Munde was rushed to a erated by private contrac- start with immediate ef- ha Nirmulan Samiti has done them instead range for civic bodies,” said Avinash facie investigations have nearby hospital, where he tors appointed to supple- fect,” said Vivek Velankar, much to save water bodies. of immersing TAKING DABHOLKAR’S small tempo- Patil. revealed Munde ended his was declared dead. ment the corporation’s own founder of a citizens’ group Along the way, the samiti’s them. We LEGACY FORWARD rary water Ganesh idols made from life as he could not bear the One of Munde’s room- fleet. “The civic body owns Sajag Nagrik Manch. founder Narendra Dabholkar fought court tanks for im- Plaster of Paris do not de- pressure of the examin- mates said Munde is sur- 16 water tankers, all of The organisation had has been criticized by people cases and forced the state to is- mersion and encourage idol grade easily. The colours con- ation. vived by his parents and a which have GPS,” Kulkarni earlier also complained that who claimed he was “interfer- sue directions. Now, there are donations. The day Dabhol- tain toxic chemicals like lead “We did not find any younger brother. “His fa- said. four of the seven tanker-fill- ing” with religion. Religious court rulings. The pollution kar was shot dead on August and mercury. The dumping of note on him or in his room,” ther is an autorickshaw Activists have demanded ing stations did not have groups have opposed the sam- control board has issued gui- 20, 2013, he was going to an- Ganesh idols block the flow of said an officer from the Dat- driver. Munde had complet- that the work of hiring the proper metering systems. iti with the argument that the delines to civic bodies to en- nounce a slew of measures for water which leads to stagna- tawadi police station. ed his graduation and BEd. staff be expedited. “This Kulkarni, however, has said city has abundant water and sure that idols are not im- an environment-friendly Ga- tion and breeding of mosqui- The police said Munde He wanted to become the year’s poor rainfall will lead that the metering system there was little to worry about mersed in the rivers or in any neshotsav. toes and other harmful pests, had come to the city around district collector,” the to more demand for tankers. has now been upgraded. its availability or pollution. water body. This time, we will “The local bodies must the organisation said. four months ago to prepare roommate said.