Excerpt from DNA by Sandeep Ashar on February 10, 2010: Read Full Article
With the city’s water crisis worsening by the day and water becoming a scarce commodity, Mumbaikars have decided to take rearguard action. Residents of the Pestom Sagar locality from Chembur have decided to form their own brigade to curb water misuse and to spread word on recycling and reuse of water.
Dr Vijay Sangole, joint secretary, Pestom Sagar local area citizens’ group (LACG) refers to the citizens’ team as the Aqua-Guard Brigade. The mandate for the brigade, which comprises of local citizens, is to ensure that all developers save water while undertaking construction activity in the region, Sangole said.
“We will get them to install water conservation and recycling units. If they do not toe the line, members of the brigade will register complaints with the civic body,” Sangole added.
