Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Satara-Deolai Residents Protest as Wells and Borewells Run Dry
People in Satara-Deolai are having trouble finding water.
Many local wells and borewells have run dry after little rain.
On Sunday, about 300 to 400 residents protested for three hours near a water tank.
They said they had complained but had not received enough help.
Some residents said they must buy water from private tanker operators.
The mayor said 84 water tankers were working in the city.
A large new water project is still being built, and four of its eight planned tanks for Satara-Deolai are complete.
Residents want the city to start supplying water from those tanks as soon as possible.
Around 300 to 400 residents held a three-hour sit-in outside the Hariom Nagar water tank on Sunday.
Residents said wells and borewells had dried up amid scanty rainfall and demanded immediate water supply.
Residents alleged the Municipal Corporation and Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran had not acted on their complaints.
Mayor Sameer Rajurkar said 84 water tankers were operating in the city and planning was underway to prevent shortages.
Work on the ₹2,740-crore water scheme is progressing, with four of eight planned Satara-Deolai tanks completed.
- Who
- Around 300 to 400 Satara-Deolai residents; Mayor Sameer Rajurkar also commented on the city’s water supply.
- What
- Residents staged a three-hour sit-in protest over water shortages and the slow progress of a new supply scheme.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- Outside the Hariom Nagar water tank in Deolai, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
- Why
- Residents said wells and borewells had run dry and that they had not received action on their complaints.
Residents’ concerns
City response and project status
Response to the shortage
Residents’ concerns
Residents alleged that the Municipal Corporation and Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran had not acted despite submitted letters, and questioned where tanker water was going.
City response and project status
Mayor Sameer Rajurkar said 84 tankers were operating in the city and that planning was underway to avoid shortages, including in areas without piped networks.
New water supply scheme
Residents’ concerns
Residents said they needed water immediately and urged the corporation to begin supply from its water tanks.
City response and project status
The article reports that work on the scheme was progressing slowly, while construction and completion of various project components continued.
- Protest turnout
- About 300 to 400 citizens
- Protest duration
- Three hours
- Water tankers operating in the city
- 84, according to Mayor Sameer Rajurkar
- Water scheme cost
- ₹2,740 crore
- Planned city water tanks
- 52 in total; construction was underway on 26
- Satara-Deolai tanks
- Four of eight planned tanks were completed
- Leak-repair deadline
- Officials were directed to repair leaking taps by October 15
- Potential penalty for water wastage
- Fines of ₹5,000 to ₹25,000 and criminal charges, according to the article