Leader of opposition Vikas Thakre, who belongs to Congress, said that he would oppose the project tooth and nail. "The residents of Dharampeth zone received very high water bills and there is lot of discontent among them. The project is bound to create problems for citizens in other parts of the city," he said.
However, another Congress corporator Satish Hole said that NMC did a wrong thing by choosing Dharampeth zone for the pilot project. "They should have chosen an area which does not receive ample water. The pros and cons of the project would have been more evident. Now, at least they should start it from areas like South Nagpur."
NCP party leader in NMC Vedprakash Arya said that the ruling combine was out to sell NMC to big companies. "Why can't NMC execute the project on its own on the lines of Mysore and other municipal corporations? If the company leaves midway, there will be havoc in the city. Monopoly is a bad thing as is evident from the city bus service."
Arya claimed that NMC water works department was earning profit or was not incurring losses.
However, Ashok Katle, another NCP corporator, said that the NMC house had passed the resolution to implement the project so there was no question of opposing it. "My only expectation is that NMC should provide ample water to everybody," he said.
Independent corporator Parinay Fuke, who opposed the project, said the ten zones should have been handed to different companies. Another option was to have more than one operator. "Handing over water supply of the entire city to one company will give it immense powers. It can arm twist the NMC. "Secondly, I would like to know what are parameters of success for a NMC project. I think it has to be public satisfaction. Consumers of Dharampeth zone are extremely dissatisfied. First, their problems should have been redressed. What was the hurry?" he asked.
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