Bhayandar : People living in Mira-Bhayandar worried about leaking taps can call ‘Jal Doot’ on helpline numbers 022-29451180/90 and help will reach them free-of-cost. The innovative that has been launched by members of ‘Jal Dhara’, an NGO dedicated towards water conservation since 2010.
“Jal Doot envisages conservation of every single drop of the water by fixing problem of dripping taps across households in Mira Bhayandar. The helplines and the NGO’s website www.jaldharaindia.com was inaugurated on Sunday by Women and Child Welfare Minister Vidya Thakur in the presence of award winning author, cartoonist and passionate water conservator Aabid Surti and Padmashri Brahmadeo Ram Pandit.
“Once we receive a call, professional plumbers will not only go to the place and fix the problem free of cost but will also impart training to one of the family members so that he or she is in a position to fix the problem if it re-emerges again,” said Bharat Mishra.
As against the requirement of 170 MLD, the twin-city which sprawls across 79.4 sq km with a populace of more than 10 lakh, has a total supply of 136 MLD.
However, the total distribution losses are to the order of 10 per cent.
Although the MBMC plans to work on the secondary network to plug leakages, there is no concentrated effort to plug leakages in households where a huge quantity of clean water is wasted. It’s the same water for which crores of rupees are spent for purification.
Suresh Golani
