With the drought situation in Maharashtra worsening day by day and the storage in dams hitting a low, the state government is mulling bringing in a law making it mandatory for industries to use recycl
With the drought situation in Maharashtra worsening day by day and the storage in dams hitting a low, the state government is mulling bringing in a law making it mandatory for industries to use recycled water.
As part of steps to mitigate the crisis, state industries minister Subhash Desai has also instructed the Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation to study the feasibility of raising the height of dams, desilting and deepening of lakes.
A 20 per cent water cut for breweries and 10 per cent reduction in supply for other units had already been clamped in the parched Aurangabad district in Marathwada region, which has a string of water intensive sugar mills and distillaries.
“We are mulling initiating long-term measures like increasing the height of MIDC dams and making recycled water mandatory for industries by amending the MIDC Act, 1961,” Mr Desai told PTI.
“The industry department will also take up a project to raise height of dams and deepen lakes and canals to preserve drinking water,” he said.
