Navi Mumbai: Morbe dam water will be supplied to Airoli and Digha ward areas within a year. The required infrastructure work is underway. This was assured by the mayor Sujata Patil and house leader Sagar Naik of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation during a joint visit to the locality.Mayor Sujata Patil and house leader Sagar Naik had a joint inspection visit to the under-construction mother-and-child hospital in Digha ward. The two leaders were briefed about the 97% completion of the hospital structure, while the remaining 3%, including electrical works, is pending. The 100-bed (50 for mother child and 50 for general) hospital facility will reduce the load at other civic body hospitals.During their visit, the water scarcity issue of the two wards was raised by the locals. Currently, the area is supplied with water from MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation). However, repeated shutdowns by MIDC result in water scarcity.The pipeline-laying and allied works are underway from Morbe dam to Digha. Mayor Sujata Patil said that MIDC water supply is being partly made to Airoli ward also. The regular shutdowns by MIDC result in water scarcity for three days a week. Efforts are on to supply the dam water to the area during the shutdown hours of MIDC.Both the leaders have assured the locals that they will address the water and health issues.
