{
  "id": 12138246,
  "title": "Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Satara-Deolai Residents Stage 3-Hour Protest As Wells, Borewells Run Dry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/chhatrapati-sambhajinagar-satara-deolai-residents-stage-3-hour",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T10:50:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/chhatrapati-sambhajinagar-satara-deolai-residents-stage-3-hour-protest-as-wells-borewells-run-dry"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar residents in Satara-Deolai are protesting against the Municipal Corporation and Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP) due to a lack of water supply. The slow progress on the approved new water supply scheme has led to wells and borewells running dry as rainfall has been minimal since early October. Mayor Sameer Rajurkar confirmed that 84 water tankers are currently operating in the city and that planning is underway to prevent any future water shortages. However, residents claim that no action was taken despite their complaints to the Mayor and Commissioner. 300 to 400 citizens staged a protest on Sunday, demanding immediate water supply from the Municipal Corporation's water tanks. Four BJP corporators in the area have been accused of neglecting the issue. The ₹2,740-crore project, being executed by MJP and GVPR company, is progressing slowly, with construction underway on 26 of the 52 planned water tanks and nearing completion of the water treatment plant, jackwell, and main pipeline. Until the water supply issue is resolved, residents are on the streets, demanding immediate action.",
  "summary": "Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Due to the slow pace of work on the approved new water supply scheme, a water shortage has arisen in areas including Satara-Deolai, which also suffer from poor mobile network connectivity. With wells and borewells running dry due to scanty rainfall, residents have been forced to wander in search of water as early as the beginning of October. Meanwhile, Mayor Sameer…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}