📍 Pimpri-Chinchwad: Several housing societies across Pimpri-Chinchwad are facing inadequate and low-pressure water supply, forcing residents to depend on private tankers for their daily needs. The issue has prompted the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) to take up inspections of affected societies.
💧 36 Housing Societies Report Water Issues
The Pimpri Chinchwad Cooperative Housing Societies Federation has submitted a list of 36 housing societies facing water-supply problems to the PCMC water supply department. Residents from areas including Wakad, Pimple Saudagar, Tathawade, Thergaon and Punawale have raised concerns over irregular and insufficient supply.
🚛 Private Tankers Add to Residents’ Burden
Despite the ongoing monsoon, several societies continue to rely on private water tankers to meet their daily requirements. This has added an additional financial burden on housing societies and their residents, while also raising concerns about the reliability of the municipal water network.
🌊 Questions Over Supply Despite Full Pavana Dam
The water shortage has also raised questions among society representatives because Pavana Dam is reportedly completely full. Residents and representatives have sought clarity on why adequate water is not reaching several housing societies despite sufficient water availability at the source.
🔍 PCMC Officials to Visit Societies
PCMC officials have assured representatives that teams will visit the affected housing societies within a week. The inspections are expected to help identify whether the problems are linked to water pressure, distribution infrastructure, municipal connections or other technical issues.
🏗️ Dispute Over New Versus Old Societies
PCMC officials indicated that many affected societies are newer developments where builders had issued NOCs stating that they would arrange water supply until municipal connections were provided. However, society representatives have disputed this explanation, stating that older societies are also experiencing shortages.
🏘️ Older Societies Also Rely on Tankers
One example cited by society representatives is a housing society in Wakad that was constructed in 2011 and reportedly requires around four private water tankers every day. This has strengthened demands for a broader inspection of the municipal water-distribution system rather than focusing only on newer developments.
📌 What Happens Next?
The upcoming PCMC inspections could help establish the reasons behind the continuing water shortage and identify solutions for affected societies. For residents, the key expectation is a stable and adequate municipal water supply that reduces dependence on private tankers and provides a more reliable system for housing societies.
🏢 Housing Societies Face Water Shortage as PCMC Plans Inspections