Finally, MC to install flow meters on tubewells

Rajinder Nagarkoti

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 6

Finally, the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has decided to install flow meters on tubewells in the city to ascertain exact data on supply of water from these across the city.

At present, there was only a rough estimate of supply of 9 MGD water from the 248 tubewells. But with the flow meters, the MC will be able to know about the exact water supply from these tubewells.

According to the data available with the MC, out of the 248 tubewells, there are 19 non-functional tubewells, 14 have been abandoned, nine are under the “re-boring” process while nine have been kept off due to technical or mechanical reasons.

Of the 248 tubewells, only 197 tubewells are in proper working condition. A majority of the non-functional tubewells are either in colonies, villages or in the southern sectors.

Only 204 tubewells under SCADA

Of the 248 tubewells, only 204 tubewells are under supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA). The SCADA system prepares a daily report of the operation of tubewells and boosters in the city.

Residents protest with empty buckets

Residents of Sanjay Colony today staged a protest with empty buckets for the poor supply of water in their colony. Congress general secretary Shashi Shankar Tiwari said not only Sanjay Colony but situation in other colonies like Dhanas, Maloya, Hallo Majra, Ram Darbar and Colony No. 4, is also not good. People are facing acute water shortage in these colonies, he said.