Sagar said that the civic administration needed to supply water as per population density and not as per the importance of the areas. According to the figures provided by Sagar, western suburbs with a population of 60 lakh is supplied 1280 mld water a day. City area with 35 lakh population gets 1142 mld water while eastern suburbs with 36 lakh population gets 925 mld water.
Another corporator Ashish Shellar said the civic officials should be blamed for inequitable distribution of water. The shortage of water is around 1000 mld, he said. “Civic officials do not reveal the true picture of water crisis in the city. They have been giving different versions and figures of the shortage to different sections and thus created a misdemeanor amongst people,” he said. “We should be given in writing on a signed bond paper about the shortage or the civic officials should be subjected to narco analysis test,” Shellar said.
Officials from the water department said that the ‘white paper’ will be prepared in a few days time. A former hydraullic engineer will be appointed to prepare the fact sheet and explain the finer points to the corporators.