Residents of Porovorim could soon enjoy ample supply of potable water, if the Public Works department’s (PWD) plan to augment the shortfall through Ground Level Reservoirs (GLR) works out.
After facing an acute water shortage for a couple of months in the past, the Public Works department has taken steps to ensure sufficient potable water to the residents of Porvorim constituency.
Porvorim residents had in the past protested the water shortage by coming out on the streets with buckets and pots.
There are over 12000 households in the jurisdiction of Porvorim constituency with a total water requirement of around 18 to 20 million litres daily (MLD).
However, the constituency, which houses the State Legislative Assembly, receives only 15 MLD from the Assnora Water Treatment Plant.
A large section of Porvorim residents receive water supply for just two to four hours every day.
The only exception is the area of Porvorim in the village of Succor, comprising the areas of Aradi and Botki that get 24 hours water as they are connected to the main water pipeline coming from Assnora.
Speaking to Herald, Executive Engineer V R Rao Chavan stated that there is no water shortage presently at Porvorim, with there being a regular supply.
But, he admitted that there is shortfall of around three to five MLD of water.
Chavan said that the PWD has decided to augment the water supply and hence has proposed to construct an additional Ground Level Reservoir (GLR) with a capacity of 300 cubic metres and an overhead tank of 650 cubic metres each at Kharrem and Dhanwado-Kitla.
Similary, one more overhead water tank of capacity 650 cubic metres at Torda in Salvador do Mundo, a GLR of capacity 800 cubic metres and overhead water reservoir of 650 cubic metres have been proposed near O’Coqueiro.
The executive engineer further mentioned that the PWD has decided to set up a small plant with a pressure filter in the open space behind the police quarters at Porvorim at an estimated cost of Rs 7 crore.
The estimates have been prepared and PWD is awaiting clearance from the Water Resources department.
The Minister for Water Resources Dayanand Mandrekar has already visited the site of the proposed plant and directed PWD to prepare the project report.
The water for this 15 MLD plant will be supplied from the Tillari project.
Further, the PWD is in the process of acquiring land at Saligao for setting up of water treatment plant of 20 MLD. The water, to an extent of 5 to 6 MLD, will be supplied to Porvorim from this plant.
Once the government releases the funds to Economic Development Corporation the process of land acquisition will begin.
“When all these projects will go on stream Porvorim will ample supply of water every day,” Chavan said.
