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Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday directed the state government to improve upon water holding capacity to cater for the needs of ever growing urban population of tourist town Shimla.
A division bench of acting Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Ajay Mohan Goel observed that the issue whether the holding capacity is sufficient enough to cater to needs of residents ‘Queen of Hills’, needs to be addressed.
The court passed these orders on a petition on the problem of acute water shortage in Shimla wherein some areas are getting water supply after as many as eight days.
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The court was informed the highest authority is already seized of the matter and appropriate steps are being taken for immediately redressing the problem.
“We are fully in agreement with the submissions made by the Advocate General that long term solution to the problem can be found with the construction of check dams and reservoirs where water can be stored for longer period of time and utilised at the time of water scarcity in summers,” the court observed.
The court noted the problem of water scarcity within Shimla town as highlighted brings forth another issues as to whether any new construction should be allowed to come up in Shimla municipal limits at all or not as the tourist town doesn’t have its own perennial source of water.
The court had posted the matter for hearing on 29 May.
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