- Residents of Devachi Uruli and Fursungi in Pune are facing an artificial water shortage due to their villages being dropped from the list of merged villages.
- Illegal water connections are being given in exchange for money, with some residents paying Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 for a connection.
- The State Government has started the process of forming a separate municipal council for the two villages, but development work has come to a halt.
- The PMC currently supplies 200 water tankers daily to the villages due to pollution in the water resources caused by a nearby garbage depot.
- Cleanliness, street lights, and other basic amenities are still provided by the PMC, as the new municipal council has not yet been fully established.
- Water leakages from illegal connections have disrupted the water supply schedule, causing shortages for local residents despite water being available.
- Prasannaraghav Joshi, Executive Engineer of the Water Supply Department at the PMC, stated that the PMC has not received any new water connection applications since the villages were dropped from the merged list.
- The PMC will take action against illegal water connections if citizens lodge complaints, and officials are working to ensure an equitable water supply scheme is implemented once the new municipal council is formed.
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