25 places in Thane get water booths amid rising heat

The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has installed water booths at 25 locations across areas under its jurisdiction to tackle the increasing heat.

This initiative was inaugurated from Tuesday, April 1, with the support of various non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under the SATIS bridge at Thane station.

Other locations include Kopri Bridge, Ice Factory, Ashar IT Park, Kisan Nagar School, MIDC-Ambika Nagar No. 3, Padwal Nagar, Hajuri Village, Passport Office Bus Stop, Teen Haath Naka, Kolshet Road Naka, Balkum Naka, Majiwada Naka, Kalwa Station Road, 90 Feet Road-Kharegaon, Kalwa Naka-Datta Mandir, Kausa Lake, Wafa Park, Amrut Nagar Police Chowki-Mumbra, Lokmanya Depot, Behind Central Jail-Rabodi, Court Naka, Vartak Nagar Naka, Shastri Nagar Naka, and Balkum.

At these 25 locations, large water containers and glasses have been provided, and the partner organisations will ensure daily refilling with clean drinking water.

For the past few years, the temperature in Thane city has increased significantly in summer, while flood-like conditions have arisen on a large scale during the monsoon.

The municipality has been working to be prepared to face the consequences of these climatic changes and manage them for the last two to three years.

To address this, a Comprehensive Heat Action Plan for Thane was developed last year. This plan was jointly prepared by the Government of Maharashtra, TMC, and the Council on Energy, Environment, and Water.

Following the directives of Municipal Commissioner Saurabh Rao, widespread public awareness campaigns are also being conducted.

This plan has been prepared jointly by the Maharashtra Government, Thane Municipal Corporation and the Council of Energy, Environment and Water. Accordingly, Thane Municipal Corporation is alert to deal with the heat wave and keeping in mind the seriousness of the situation, a large-scale awareness campaign is being carried out in the municipal area as per the instructions of Commissioner Saurabh Rao.

To deal with the increasing heat wave, the TMC has started implementing the Heat Action Plan. As part of this, a mesh cover has been laid on the road at Teen Hath Naka, the busiest intersection in the city, where people are waiting for signals.

The Municipal Corporation along with Yes Charitable Trust, JVM Charitable Foundation and Samarth Bharat Vyaspeeth have actively participated in this initiative.