Kamiya Mohan Jani, Basant Theatre
The Brihanmumbai Mumbai Corporation (BMC) can never satisfy locals. The
residents of Sterling apartment, Vikas Apartment and Maitri-Vijay
society, Chembur have been plagued by severe water shortage for the
past few months.
Maitri-Vijay Society has been having this problem from many years
but since the last two years even the neighbouring society like
Sterling Apartments has started facing an acute water shortage. “BMC
provides us water for three hours a day but most of the times it goes
off within two hours and the pressure is so low that we cannot even
fill up the bottom tank,” says Sunil Khunte, the secretary of Sterling
apartment.
Residents state that they have been complaining about it ever since
but all what they have got from the BMC are assurances. The previous
secretary of Sterling apartment, Himanshu Verma said, “Every time we
used to complain, the flow used to be okay for three- four days but
after that, again the same old story.”
When contacted S M Shah, sub engineer, BMC says, “There is
no water shortage problem from here. If there are only one or two
societies facing water shortage, then it has to be some local problem.”
He then added that he would send road diggers and plumbers to solve the
problem. “Many residents have joined the gyms close by, so that they
can have a good shower bath there,” says Madhuri Khunte, resident of
Sterling Apartment.
A nearby society called Vikas apartment is having a similar problem from the last 25 days, informs Indu Krishnan.
“The pressure of the water is very low and is not sufficient for
the society.” To which Shah said, “I had send the plumber at Vikas
Apartment, the BMC water supplied there is adequate but there is some
pipeline problem.”
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