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After water cuts in Ahmedabad, tankers will not be thirsty for business

Due to the cuts, city dwellers will now have to manage with only one hour of water supply in the morning viz. 6-7 am while there will be no supply in the evening viz. 5-6 pm.

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Following the 12-day water cut imposed by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) from May 28, water suppliers across the city expect a 30% rise in the demand for water tankers.

Due to the cuts, city dwellers will now have to manage with only one hour of water supply in the morning viz. 6-7 am while there will be no supply in the evening viz. 5-6 pm.

To cope with the situation, private water suppliers are being approached by Amdavadis. According to Arvind Patel of Arth Water Supply, Paldi, it will be a difficult task to manage increased demand in the next few days.

"We expect a 25-30% increase in demand by all residential and commercial users after the reserve water in their storage tanks gets empty by June 1-2," said Patel.

Patel believes the real crisis will be when the suppliers won't be able to cope with the demand. "At present, we supply 35 tankers to different areas in Navrangpura, Gulbai Tekra and CG Road. After a few days, we will have to supply 40 to 50 tankers daily," said Patel.

At present, there are more than 300 such small and big suppliers providing water to the city dwellers across the city. According to a rough calculation based on the assumption that they are earning Rs 10,000 to 12,000 per day, these suppliers are selling water worth Rs 3 Crores per week. 

Water suppliers generally use tankers to supply water to residential and commercial establishments. Each water tanker has a capacity of 5,000 litres and costs Rs300-400 depending on area of supply.  

Rakesh Gandhi, a supplier from Naroda added, "Most of us are busy with our regular clients and marriage functions. It will be difficult for us to cater to this sudden surge in demand." The suppliers are also low on manpower. "I have five tankers, but two are idle due to unavailability of drivers," said Vrajesh Shah, a supplier in Naranpura. 

Water cuts mean better business for these water suppliers but surprisingly, there is a lack interest among them to grab the opportunity. Some have already closed their doors on extra demand.

Prakash Patel, a supplier in Maninagar said, "I have asked my office staff to say no to any new inquiries. I already have a shortage of staff for regular supplies so how can I think about taking extra orders?"

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