Excerpt from Mumbai Mirror, reported by Nazia Sayed on December 31, 2009 , Read Full Article
The Shivaji Nagar and Deonar police, who have together registered the maximum number of cases against the water mafia in the city, have themselves come under the scanner for alleged water-related offences.
It has been found that both these police stations have set up booster pumps in their premises to enhance water supply. What’s more, the water connection to these two police stations is itself questionable.
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The booster pump (circled and right) seen in the premises of the Shivaji Nagar Police Station |
Since November, the Deonar police seized 17 booster pumps and arrested 22 people for illegal water theft, while the Shivaji Nagar police confiscated 164 booster pumps and arrested 104 people.
