1District Disaster Management Officer BSC (Compute Science), MBA (Disaster Management), LLM District Disaster Management Office Collector Office Latur Latur (Maharashtra) E-Mail Id: ddmolatur@gmail.com
2Designation Assistant Professor Be(Mechanical), MBA (Marketing), PGDDM, PHD (Marketing) School of Management Sciences Swami Ramanad Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded, Latur (Maharashtra) E-Mail Id: patpramod@rediffmail.com
This paper analyses the administrative capacities for drought response and relief management from the perspective of regional water users and decision-makers. It is the study of water supply of Latur city for the drought 2016. It involves study of water requirement of Latur city, feasibility analysis of supply options and effective distribution of water.
Acute water shortage in Summer 2016 was result of two consecutive years droughts 2014 & 2015. The decision of water supply by railway wagons was taken as all nearby water sources were dried. The water distribution was done effectively even though it was first experience with very short notice. The daily water supply by railway wagon was less than 25% of city requirements; still the temporary distribution model fulfilled the city water demand effectively. This model involves receiving and unloading of water from wagon in temporary well, pumping it to the filtration plant and distribution to households at door step. In order to avoid wastage, unfair distribution and malpractices all GPS enabled water tankers were continuously monitored in the War room of the Collector Office. Single contact policy was adopted for avoiding overlapping of relief work for same region.
Drought Response, Jaldoot express, Latur drought, Railway wagon water supply
