The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) Wednesday said it has decided to cancel the planned water closure in the city on Thursday and Friday over the visit of President Ramnath Kovind on Friday.
The PMC had earlier declared that most parts of the city will have no water supply on Thursday as the civic body had decided to undertake urgent repair and maintenance works at various pumping stations.
The repair works were to be undertaken at the water pumping stations at Parvati, Cantonment, SNDT and Holkar Bridge. The areas that were to be affected included the entire central part of the city, Karvenagar, Kothrud, Deccan, Shivajinagar, Pune Cantonment, areas alongside the Pune-Solapur Road and Kirkee. The supply was to be restored on Friday.
“The water closure planned in the city on Thursday has been cancelled due to the scheduled visit of President Ramnath Kovind in the city,” said Annirudha Pawaskar, Chief Engineer and in-charge of the civic water supply department.
The President will be attending a function to launch the celebration of the 125th anniversary of the Laxmibai Dagdusheth Halwai Datta Mandir Trust.
Aniruddha Pawaskar, head of the PMC water department, issued a statement which read, “As the president will visit the city, PMC has decided to keep normal water supply. The works on water treatment plants would be carried out later.”
The PMC has been cutting water supply almost every Thursday citing maintenance which has irked residents, who have reacted on social media. Many felt this is unofficial water cut throughout the year to save water though civic body has cited maintenance work.
President Ramnath Kovind is visiting the city for the launch of the 125th-anniversary celebration of the Laxmibai Dagdusheth Halwai Datta temple which is located at Budhwar peth.
Pratap Pardeshi, the trust’s president, said, “The 125th-anniversary celebration of the temple would be launched in the presence of the president at Balgandharva Rangmandir on May 27. Former president Pratibha Patil will also remain present for the programme.”
As the president will visit the city, PMC has decided to keep normal water supply. The works on water treatment plants would be carried out later, said official
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) which had earlier announced water cut on Thursday (May 26) has now cancelled it as the President of India will be visiting the city for a programme. The city will get a normal water supply, said officials.
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to cancel the planned water cut on Thursday in view of President Ram Nath Kovind’s visit to the city. Earlier, the civic body had announced that several parts of the city will not receive water due to repair work on Thursday. The areas that were to be affected included Shivajinagar and Cantonment.
The visit of President Ram Nath Kovind to Jammu on April 27 has been postponed. The President was coming to Jammu to address the fifth annual convocation of Indian Institute of Management (IIM).
“The IIM Jammu was to hold its 5th Annual Convocation on April 27 at the Convention Centre, Gulami Bagh, Canal Road, Jammu,” IIM spokesman said.
