NMC to Swagat Heights: No water supply till fire equipment is installed

NASHIK

: The civic administration has once again made it clear that it would not resume water supply to Swagat Heights until and unless

the residents

install fire-fighting equipment in the apartment.

Nashik Municipal Corporation

(NMC) had disconnected water supply to the building in August last year when it found out that the height of the building was more than 15 metres and was without a fire-safety equipment. As per the approved plan, the height mentioned is 14.85 metres.

The assistant director of town planning was directed by the civic chief to investigate the case, take action against the guilty officers and resume water supply. Even after 90 days of the issuance of the direction, nothing had been done in this regard. The residents of the society have decided to boycott the elections if the water supply is not resumed. Currently, the residents have to buy drinking water.

Additional municipal commissioner Haribhau Phadol recently chaired a meeting comprising officials of NMC’s town planning and fire department and office-bearers of Swagat Heights.

Phadol said, “The residents or the builder should install fire-fighting equipment or demolish the additional 35mm height and get the revised plan approved. Only then will the civic body resume water supply.”

Both chief of the fire department Sanjay Bairagi amd assistant director of town planning department Suresh Nikumbhe expressed similar views, pressing upon the society to install the fire-fighting equipment in their apartment.

Residents said that the needful should be done by the builder but that if he refused to do it, then the encroachment department should demolish the excess construction.

Chairman of the society Vijay Jadhav said, “The builder should install the fire-fighting equipment. We have been told that since the building was handed over to us, it is our responsibility to put the equipment in place. In that case, NMC should demolish the additional construction as per the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act. We cannot understand where is our fault.”