Pimpri-Chinchwad: Sena MP slams civic body over water crisis, BJP leader blames her party

WITH Pimpri-Chinchwad reeling under water crisis, the PCMC administration has come under severe criticism from leaders across political parties, including the ruling BJP. Shiv Sena MP Shrirang Barne and BJP leader Seema Savale have criticised the civic administration and even the BJP for “failing to provide basic amenities” to residents of the industrial city.
Barne — who last week had written a letter to Municipal Commissioner Shravan Hardikar, holding him “responsible for the mess” in Pimpri-Chinchwad — on Sunday told The Indian Express that the civic administration has completely failed to “even provide basic amenities” to tax-paying residents of Pimpri-Chinchwad. “The civic administration led by Hardikar is focusing only on smart city projects, but has neglected basic amenities like drinking water and good roads,” he said.
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He added that Pimpri-Chinchwad has never faced water crisis like the ongoing one. “This has nothing to do with lack of rain. The Pavana dam is overflowing and the river has ample amount of water. About 20-25 lakh residents have been going through a nightmare for getting their daily stock of water. All this because the administration has failed to ensure equal distribution of water,” he said.
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Pointing out that there was 38 per cent leakage in the water supply system, the Sena MP said, “This shows the administration has failed to put a proper system in place.” “Pimpri-Chinchwad was getting water twice a day in the past. Now, people are asking for water once a day and that too, the administration is finding it difficult to provide,” he added.

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