Emergency action plan

  • Coordination between the three departments of the municipality dealing with water supply from the Narmada project, the Yashwant Sagar reservoir and from tubewells will be improved.


  • The responsibility of fixing leakages within 24 hours will rest with zonal assistant and sub-engineers.


  • Public tubewells will be freed of encroachment and public taps installed on them.


  • Some 50 private tubewells will be acquired.


  • To prevent corruption daily reports of water supply to tanks will be presented to the commissioner. Two committees of corporators will monitor the filling of tankers and distribution of water.


  • Water from the Narmada project will not be supplied for construction and washing cars.


  • Vigilance inspectors will keep a lookout for water misuse offences.


  • A 24-hour control room monitored by the commissioner will receive supply-related complaints.


  • 100 disused wells and step-wells will be cleaned and used.


  • Public awareness campaigns will be carried out.


    • Publication Date: 
    14/02/2009
    Down to Earth
    Tags:
    Water Management, Water Distribution, Urban Water Supply, Narmada Valley Project, Water Supply, Madhya Pradesh