I t is status quo and no more woes for residents of some western and central suburbs, who suffered three days in a row without water, thanks to an inlet from Tansa to Veravali reservoir on the Jogeshwari- Vikhroli Link Road getting damaged during Metro piling work.
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A blame game ensued throughout the saga with different agencies in a finger- pointing frenzy. BMC was blamed for giving an improper underground map. While civic authorities, in turn, slammed Metro officials for damaging the pipes.
In addition, it is also important to investigate what citizens call the water tanker mafia in the city.
It is important that housing societies be given avenues of recourse when tankers refuse to provide water or hold people ransom by demanding huge amounts of money.
We have to see some uniformity in water tanker rates. Rules must govern them through charges and penalties levied if operators take citizens on a ride by hiking their rates.
This applies not only to the current issue but to all issues that a city might face. This incident must teach us several lessons. Learn from them and move on.
Cityu2019s civic arms need to co- ordinate better
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