BWSSB disconnects illegal water connection
The water board of Karnataka has started a special drive to remove all the illegal water connections in Bangalore.
Bangalore water supply and sewerage board (BWSSB) has disconnected 99 illegal connections and 125 other have been sent notice for violating rules on water and satinary connection. Nine teams have been set up to identify the illegal connections.
On the first day, 99 illegal connections were disconnected out of 224 such connections and on the second day 69 connections were discontinued and they have issue notice to 97 others. The squad made inspections in Annayya Reddy Layout, Dasarahalli, HRBR layout, ORC road, Mayabazaar, Vannarpet, Prashant Nagar, Sampangiramnagar, Sudhamnagar, Viveknagar, Kethamaranahalli, Mysore road, Jagjeevanramnagar and ISRO layout.
In central-1 sub-divsion, water and sanitary connections of a hotel have been disconnected for failure to pay pro-rata charges of Rs 57 lakh. 30 connections were disconnected in northeast division. The special team notified 100 houses for illegal connections, on Magadi Road and surrounding areas. The drive will continue till January 24.
On the first day, the BWSSB collected Rs 72,000 arrears and dues from the public who failed to pay pro-rata charges for their connections. Bangalore water supply and sewerage board (BWSSB) has collected Rs 4.99 lakh arrears during the time of identifying and disconnecting illegal water and sanitary connections. The drive started from January 21 where by the illegal connections holders in Bangalore city who have already been notified earlier will be disconnected and new connections will be issued.
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