| Naramada and Sabarmati Couldn't Quench Thirst of Ahemdabad A Modidog claimed water of Narmada is reaching all parts of Gujarat and Gujarat will produce more food than Punjab . Sabarmati River and water stored in Kadana Dam flow past Ahemdabad, Narmada Canal , world's biggest delivering water stored in SSP dam further backed by Indira Sagar dam flows between Gandhinagar and Ahemdabad, couldn't quench thirst of Ahemdabad residents. Bhuj relieved excessive rains and floods last monsoon get no Narmada water. Cows are dieing of thirst and hunger. And the idiot Chief Minister is dumping more in to money in to badly designed project. He cut down critical investment on Social Sector projects. Ravinder Singh May08, 2009 Think twice before taking that 2nd shower AMC Is Finding It Difficult To Meet The Increasing Water Needs Of Amdavadis Paul John | TNN May06, 2009 Ahmedabad: With the sweltering heat setting in a month early this summer, some of our requirements like an extra bath in the evening, extra drinking water each time you step out of the house, extra water for plants — are weighing heavy on Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC).
Water distribution managers for the city are keeping their fingers crossed hoping that Amdavadis use their water judiciously to be able to pull up till the monsoons. According to AMC the city will need at least 4,500 million litres of water till mid June, which last year was almost half.
It was on April 16 that AMC first announced a two time water supply for the city, which includes a half-hour supply during the evening. At least 17 places have been eliminated from the list of evening supply. These areas include Madhubagh, Astodia, Meghaninagar, Memco, Amraiwadi, Subhash Park , Khokra, Bapunagar, Hathi Khai, Gomtipur, Kankaria, Dani Limda, Saptarishi, Dhor Bazaar and Ghodasar.
The city as on today consumes 850 million litres a day in the morning while consumes 350 million litres in the evenings. This includes the 145-150 million litres extra drawn from Narmada waters. The water, being priced at Rs 1.10 per litre will put an additional burden of almost Rs 40 crore on AMC.
"Post 2006 AMC has strengthened its water distribution system. Summer can be smooth sailing only if Amdavadis learn to conserve water. In many middle and lower middle class localities and chawls residents have taken one inch pipe connections when their supply lines are capable of handling just half an inch. Another illegal practice that has come to notice is that on a single legal connection residents have distributed three to four water connections. Such problems are rampant in eastern and central zones. Many in these areas leave their taps open," says municipal commissioner IP Gautam.
An Asian Development Bank (ADB) survey for 2007-08 says that though the average supply of water to each Amdavadi household is 143 litres, the consumption is 171 to 200 litres. The fault lies in leaking toilet valves, illegal greater diameter of domestic and industrial supply lines and lack of accountability on part of consumers. This is when the current production capacity of AMC is just 168 litres a day per connection, while the national average is 244 litres a day per connection. This only points out to blatant water wastage.
SAVE WATER AT HOME
Check your toilets, bathrooms and kitchen for small leaks and get them fixed Every time you flush a cigarette butt, tissue or other small bits of trash, unnecessary water is wasted that could be prevented by throwing trash into a dustbin. For new installations, consider buying "low flush" toilets, which use half the water compared to the usual. Install water-saving shower heads and low-flow faucet aerators Take shorter showers. One way to cut down on water use is to turn off the shower after soaping up, and then turn it back on to rinse. Efficiency comes handy everywhere
Turn off the water after you wet your toothbrush or are busy rubbing that shave gel on your face
Use your dishwasher and washing machine for only full loads. Automatic dishwashers and clothes washers should be fully loaded for optimum water conservation.
SAVING INDUSTRIAL WATER
Install high-pressure, low volume nozzles on spray washers, inspect nozzles regularly for clogging
Determine whether discharges from any one operation can be substituted for fresh water supplied to another operation Handle waste materials in a dry mode Re-use the discharges of plant by recycling water Increase employee awareness towards water efficiency Develop and use mechanisms to tap rain water
Cattle dying of starvation in Abdasa, Lakhpat Bhuj: As many as 100 cattle have died of starvation owing to barren grasslands and water bodies running dry in Abdasa and Lakhpat taluka of Kutch district, claim villagers here. However, officials of the district animal husbandry department have denied the deaths.
Abdasa taluka, 30% of whose villagers are cattlebreeders, is the most hit. Moreover, unable to deal with the situation, shepherds are abandoning their cattle to fend for themselves. The cattle die after surviving on plastic and paper for a few days.
"In the past fortnight, several deaths of animals have been reported from Garada and its adjoining villages in Abdasa taluka," claimed former Abdasa MLA Ibrahim Mandhara. "As many as 100 cattle have died in the region for want of grass and water," said Mahavirsinh Jadeja, member of NGO Dumra Development Committee of Abdasa.
Sitting Abdasa MLA Jayanti Bhanushali did not confirm cattle deaths but stated that the administration is working on a war-footing to prevent starvation deaths of animals. SOURCE: SANDESH
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