PMC gears up for two-day palkhi stay

To meet the needs of the devotees,the PMC has also made changes in its timetable for water supply to the city. It carried out urgent repair work on the supply network in a bid to ensure sufficient water supply to the lakhs of devotees in two days. The civic body carried out water cut on Monday in several areas in the city to carry out maintainance work at Parvati,Wadgaon and Cantonment pumping stations.

“The timetable for water supply has been changed to ensure that there is ample supply on the route of the palkhi,” said PMC executive engineer Pramod Nirbhavane. He said the PMC would also install water tankers at various places during the procession.

The fire department has been on alert to tackle any untoward incicidents during the procession. “All the staff will work for three days continuosly,” said a civic official.

The health department too has made arrangements to provide medical services to the warkaris. “The warkaris will get medical service free of cost at the dispensary and hospitals of the PMC,” said PMC health chief R R Pardeshi.

The civic body will also make ambulance service available for the devotees.