Bembla project, only answer to Yavatmal's unending water woes

Bembla project, only answer to Yavatmal's unending water woes

 

 

YAVATMAL district faces acute water crisis during summer month. Though many efforts have been made to mitigate the problem, not many have bore fruits. The Bembla irrigation project in Babhulgaon taluka. some 28 kilo metres from here, can he a good source of water supply to city and adjoining villages. A proposal has been forwarded to the Centre to cleat the project to bring Bembla waters to Yavatmal. Once it get okayed by the Centre, water woes of the citizens would be mitigated. Presently, the depleting water level of the irrigation projects that provide water to Yavatmal city and nearby villages is a matter of concern. Water is supplied to Yavatmal city and adjoining gram panchayats from Nilola and Chapdoh projects. Due to ever-increasing urban areas, growing population and other reasons, these projects arc proving insufficient for supply of drinking water. In Vidarbha region that suffers water scarcity during summer months. Yavatmal district remains the most affected. Situated in high crallitudc. it is get dry very quickly. The wells get dry in the month of February itself. During the harsh summer months, water is supplied through tankers that are  hardly sufficient to quench the thirst of the people of Yavatmal.Realising that Bembla is the only answer to Yavatmal's problems, former MLA late Nilesh Parvekar strove to get the project cleared. Earlier in 1970. during the rule of then Chief Minister Vasantrao Naik, Nitola project came into being. The water supply was being done through Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran. At that time. Yavatmal got water round the clock. Water was also provided to Gram Panchayat areas. When ihe projeci was made, it was estimated that the population of Yavatmal city would he arouitd 1 lakh in year 2000. However, with good supply of water, population Of the city too started increasing at a rapid pace. In 1986. the project provide insufficient. Water, that was once provided round the clock, began to be provided only  for some hours in the day. As Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran too found it hard to supply water, water started being supplied only once in two days. During summer. water was supplied once after two days. To meet the water requirements. Chapdoh project was commissioned and an extended water scheme was planned. Nilola project has 30 percent of silt and hence water over flows every year and by-April the water level touches the and. Talking all these things into account, many feel that water supply from Bembla project is the only solution to city's acute water problem. in the Union Government sanctions the project, it will get percent subsidy. Hence public representatives from the district should pursue the matter, it is felt.

Posted in: News 2014