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Water shortage affects Tivim Industrial Estate BY HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JAN 31 — The Tivim Industrial Estate has been facing water shortages over the last couple of days receiving just 50 per cent of its required quota. For the around 120 medium and small scale industrial units at the industrial estate water requirement per day is around 300 cubic meters, according to Jitendra Gawandalkar, field officer at the Tivim Industrial Estate. However, the water supply from the PWD for the last two days has been around 150 to 200 cubic meters per day, according to Gawandalkar. It is learnt that there are two overhead water tanks of 300 cubic meters storage capacity each within the industrial estate premises and two underground water storage tanks of the same capacity. However, due to the less water supply, storage of water for the industrial process has also suffered. It is usually the pharmaceutical units, which require water and there are five such pharmaceutical units at the industrial estate, said Gawandalkar. However, the processes of the industries have not been affected, claimed Gawandalkar. The PWD has been informed about the water shortage. Speaking to Herald, B S Gaonkar, Executive Engineer III, PWD Mapusa said that due to power shut down on January 25 and January 26, there was air logging in the water supply network. Hence water supply was affected. However, the condition is improving, said Gaonkar. -- Salaam ali kum. Gabe Menezes. London, England
