New Delhi: After providing a water train “Jaldoot” to Latur, the Railways has come to the rescue of people facing acute water crisis in Navi Mumbai and Thane as the public transporter has offered water to Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) and Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC).
Railway minister Suresh Prabhu has asked the concerned railway authorities to help NMMC and TMC to solve their water shortage problem, a senior Railway ministry official said.
It has been decided that water will be supplied from railways Dighe dam on Thane Belapur road for the NMMC and TMC.
“We have permitted NMMC to lift water from our railway dam at Dighe for the next three months,” Central Railway general manager S.K. Sood said. Railway officials along with municipal officials will visit the dam site tomorrow to work out modalities for supplying water to the parched areas from the dam.
