Power and water crisis: Need to curb wastage

  • 21/04/2008

  • Central Chronicle (Bhopal)

People are beginning to feel the effect of scorching heat in the very beginning of April. Most of the wells have dried. There is no water in ponds. Either the hand pumps give impure water or they have started to go out of order. Water crisis is also prevailing in cities. In several cities water has become a scarce commodity. Water level of big reservoirs are decreasing rapidly. Dams are in deteriorating condition. The members of municipal corporations and municipal councils often argue with one another. Water is being sold in all the big cities including capital. Municipal related people have also started selling water. If there is water crisis then how electricity would be available. Hydro Electric Projects are also facing crisis, because problems are increasing due to the water crisis. Several units of the state are out of order and electricity which was received from other places is not being received sufficiently. There is announced and unannounced power cut in cities and villages. Most of the time they receive single phase power supply. The farmers would have to face more problems. If in the middle of April month such situation is prevailing then what would be the condition in May and June. Consumption of electricity would increase in coming days and availability would become even lesser. Even at present there is a great difference between demand and supply. The government would have to make special arrangements. Power could be purchased from other states or from the Centre. As the State is experiencing this crisis every summer, a permanent solution should be found.