Pune railway station, state transport depots raise a stink by eabhi200k on 10 April, 2012 - 02:41 PM | ||
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eabhi200k | Pune railway station, state transport depots raise a stink on 10 April, 2012 - 02:41 PM | |
Pune: The water cut imposed by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has left railway stations and ST stands stinking as the Pune railway station and Maharashtra State Road Transport Development Corporation (MSRTC) depots are not getting enough water for cleaning purpose.The city is facing a water crunch after the PMC has imposed 20% water cut to tackle the water scarcity. The civic administration’s decision has resulted in shortage in water supply to places like railway stations and MSRTC bus depots. Now, the rush at railway station and ST depots is increasing because of the summer vacations and it is creating more dirt at the station area."The Pune railway station has six platforms from which nearly 150 trains operate daily. According to railway officials, “The Pune railway station requires nearly two lakh litres of water for cleaning purpose. Of which, nearly 60,000 litres is required for platform number one and two from where maximum number of trains are operated. The railway administration gets water supply from the PMC and apart from that, the railways also own a borewell from where water is supplied to the station. However, the railways are getting only 30% of water from the PMC at present and the water level in the borewell has also gone down as a result of which, the railway administration is facing acute water shortage. We have to provide drinking water at the station due to which we have to reduce the water used for cleaning purpose and we are not able to maintain cleanliness at the station,’’ the officials said.It is a similar case at MSRTC depots also. Swargate and Shivajinagar ST depots are also gathering a lot of dirt due to insufficient water available for cleaning. A Swargate depot official said, “We are providing sufficient drinking water at the stand for the convenience of passengers, but we are struggling to get enough water for cleaning purpose. We are not able to clean our buses properly and now passengers have started complaining about the dirty condition of the buses.’’ |