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Water cuts turn Godrej hills society in Kalyan into a battle ground

The residents of 56 flats in these two buildings, get a supply of 12,000 litre water daily from KDMC. "We get only one water tanker for these buildings daily as per rules which comes to around 8,000 litres of water," says another resident.

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Water crisis in Thane district has turned posh Godrej hill area of Kalyan into a battle ground. Residents say that neighbours for are haggling over water with the supply being more than one tanker in a day.

Water shortage which used to be a a subject of futuristic documentaries a few years back, is now a reality. Civilisations have fought for land and now, it seems they are fighting for water. The current three-day water cut in Kalyan-Dombivli has resulted into frequent quarrels between the residents of the society.

"There are 27 societies in Godrej hills, of which, 25 are a part of the apex body, while Angel and Paradise are not. While these apex bodies get 24 hour supply, we hardly manage to get water for 30 minutes a day, four days a week," says Shrikant Rai, a resident of Angel society, adding, "As a result, people have started quarreling among each other for water."

The residents had met KDMC (Kalyan Dombivli Municipal corporation) officials on the issue, but nothing has happened yet. "KDMC says we should take our water supply from the apex body, while the latter says we should take our water from KDMC. We are caught in between this crossfire," adds Rai.

The residents of 56 flats in these two buildings, get a supply of 12,000 litre water daily from KDMC. "We get only one water tanker for these buildings daily as per rules which comes to around 8,000 litres of water," says another resident.

Each household buys four 20 liter bottles per day for their cooking and drinking purpose. "When, there is no water, we end up using Bisleri water for toilet purpose," adds the resident.

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