Use bucket, not shower, to take bath : GMADA appeal to Mohali residents

With several parts of Mohali district facing acute drinking water shortage in the peak summer season, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) today appealed to the residents to wash utensils with water in tubs and buckets instead of running tap water, use mugs rather than flushing toilets, and use buckets filled with water instead of shower to take a bath for the next two months.

- PT News

Watering of lawns, washing cars and courtyards with hosepipes, and use of tullu pumps have been strictly prohibited for optimum water supply to the residents till July 30. Those indulging in wastage of water would be fined as much as Rs 10,000. The water connection of the repeat offenders will be terminated, GMADA has warned residents in a recent public notice. So much for the convenience of its residents! While the reside