Marking a major shift in Delhi Jal Board (DJB) policies to provide water to every household in the Capital and to encourage consumers to apply for authorised water connection, the agency on Wednesday re-introduced the scheme for waiver of Late Payment Surcharge from Government Departments and Institution if complete principal amount is paid by such consumers.
Further, in the 137th board meeting of DJB chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, it was decided that scheme of reduced rates of sewer and water development charges of unauthorised/ regularised colonies, have been extended for a period of six more months.
“This measure is focussed on providing convenience to consumers and the Board is encouraging more and more people to apply for regularisation of domestic unauthorised water connections to bring them into the ambit of its water and sewage network,” quoted Government official statement.
According to the scheme, a flat rate of Rs 100 per sq meter is applicable towards water and sewer development charges in case of properties falling in D, E, F, G and H categories of unauthorised colonies being used for residential purposes, with plot area up to and including 200 sq ms for plots under domestic or mixed use categories only.
The Board also approved the work of providing and laying 200 -1100 mm nominal die internal and peripheral sewer line, 1400 mm dia rising main, 280-1000 mm nominal dia internal and peripheral sewer lines and laying of sewer line in Ranhola group of colonies under Nilothi catchment area, Haiderpur SPS, Rohini, Sector-06 to Rithala Waste Water Treatment, Budh Vihar Group of colonies falling under Rithala and Rohini WWTP catchment area and Kakrola Group of Colonies in Matiala Constituency respectively.