TIMES CITY THE TIMES OF INDIA, PUNE | 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- Vimannagar, 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.