Residents of several areas in Panvel have decided to hold a protest as they are facing water supply problems despite the catchment areas receiving good rainfall. The catchment area of the dam has already received over 2674 mm of rainfall and the requirement to overflow is 3250 mm of rainfall.
The Karanjade node under the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) is facing acute water supply problems. During summer, the residents in the node have to face similar issues.
Irked with it, the residents will be holding a protest march on August 3 at CIDCO Office in Belapur. This decision was taken after a meeting in this regard was held on Sunday, July 30.
Former Sarpanch Rameshwar Angre informed that the march will be held at 10 am. Residents have been angry over the poor water supply for a long time. The news has it that the water supply has been affected due to malfunction of the pump at MJP's water project, he added.
Apart from Angre, Deputy Sarpanch Yogendra Kaikadi, Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray group Karanjade city chief Gaurav Gaikwad, former police officer and resident CT Patil, Chandrakant Gujar, and others participated in the meeting.
As per reports, the Morbe Dam that supplies water to Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) area has filled up to 89.93 per cent and the civic body expects that a few good rainfalls will help the dam to overflow this year.
However, it is pertinent to note that the dam last overflowed in 2021.
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