The Water Tanker Association in Mumbai closed its four -day strike after a meeting with the city’s civic body head. The association launched the “indefinite break” from the water supply by the Association that the Bhanambhi Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued notices to the owners of private wells supplying water to the tankers.
The Municipal Commissioner of BMC, Bhusan Gagrani has assured the union that the notice will be canceled till the Central Ground Water Authority dealt with the issue.
Mumbai Water Tanker Association Treasurer Amol Mandahe told NDTV that, “We have closed our strike, our intentions were never to hurt Mumbaikars, but we had no option. We have carried forward all our demands for the BMC Commissioner. We will be ready to withdraw it.
The notice affected water supply to residential societies, railway and construction projects. The association has more than 1,700 registered tankers, which has a capacity of up to 20,000 liters, which supply water to different parts of Mumbai.
Yesterday, when the association refused to recall the strike, the Mumbai Civic Body called the Disaster Management Act “in the big public interest” to streamline the water supply with the help of the Police and Transport Commission.
“The Disaster Management Act 2005 was called to prevent any disturbance in the water supply required by tanker operators in protest against the revised guidelines of the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), and to prevent any interference in the water supply required during the summer season,” said this.
This housing is a standard procedure designed for well -organized water supply to societies and other stakeholders.
Last week, MWTA spokesman Ankur Sharma told the news agency PTI, “Officials have given evidence of 200 square meters of land, proof of lease or ownership of wells, installation of digital water flow meter, adherence to BIS standard, accurate measurement of daily intake and some other items compulsory, besides taking any objection certificate (NOC) from Central Ground Water Authority.
He said, “It is difficult to implement all these rules in a city like Mumbai. As long as there is no rest in these situations by the government, tanker services will not resume,” he said.
The association first asked BMC to come up with a solution despite Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
