Coming hard on land-water grab designs such as Lavasa, several water activists, including Dr Rajendra Singh, founder of Jal Biradari, whose work includes observation of as many as 144 major rivers in the country, said that the wastage of water in any form should come to an end. He also said that restoration of the water bodies should be the Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) prime target.

The Paani Hakka Samiti, a city-based NGO, had organised a conference, Water issues of Pune city and district yesterday, which emphasized on the issues related to water supply and the water crisis Punekars are facing. The Samiti, which has been formed by political parties with democratic vision and leanings towards constructive reforms and other organisations, aims to reach out to various citizen groups, schools and colleges, hoping to bring out an action plan to minimise wastage of water.