VALPOI: Taking serious note of the water shortage at Zarme in Sattari Taluka, local MLA Pratapsing Rane accompanied by water supply department officials visited the village to take stock of the situation.
On the occasion, Rane also directed PDW officials to find an alternate solution till the rainy season and also a permanent one to rid the village of water woes.
Zarme villagers are facing drinking water problem for the last six months. Their requests to the PWD to resolve the problem have fallen on deaf ears.
In the last two months, three times the villagers have marched to the PWD office located at Valpoi, demanding regular water supply.
Two days ago, the village women staged a morcha at Valpoi, but no official was present to listen to their grievance. They have lodged a police complaint regarding the absence of the officials in the office.
Later, they met the local MLA Rane and complained to him the water problems faced by them. Taking serious note of their grievance, Rane met water supply Executive Engineer Barretto, Assistant Engineer Subhash Gawade and Junior Engineer Viraj Patil.
The meeting was convened in the temple premises where, the villagers blamed the officials of not doing anything to solve the problem.
After the discussion, it was decided to supply water through pipeline during the night time on trial basis. If this trial succeeds, then it will be continued till rainy season. Line proposal is already submitted for sanction and it has got administrative approval.
Rane said that after the model code of conduct ends, the project would get financial approval and the work would start soon.
