BENGALURU: If your water tank is overflowing, get it repaired or pay the price. To plug leakages, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has decided to penalise consumers wasting water.
A draft notification in this regard was issued on March 23 and citizens can file objections, if any, within 30 days. As per the notification, house owners can install an automatic water level control system to check overflow from overhead tanks and sumps. Defaulters will have to pay a penalty of up to 50 per cent of the pro-rata charges levied for water consumption.
At present, BWSSB charges Rs 250 per sqm for residential buildings, Rs 400 per sqm for multi-storey or residential apartments or group housings and Rs 600 per sqm for non-residential and commercial properties.
"Consumers can even assign a person to keep a watch and switch off the motor on time," said BWSSB engineer-in-chief Kemparamaiah.
BWSSB has mandated, without a penal clause, installing internal meters in buildings for judicious use of water. Every house or apartment with more than three houses or sital area of not less than 2,400 sqft must have an internal meter. For new buildings, it will be for an extent of 1,200 sqft or more.
BWSSB has installed such meters at some buildings to identify households using excess water. However, the internal meter readings will not be used for billing. Even citizens can report to the board authorities if water overflow is spotted.
Recently, chief secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar held a meeting with BWSSB to ensure water conservation is taken up on a war footing.
"The decision to introduce internal meters and automated control system was taken considering the city's crisis and also because Cauvery water is being brought from a distance of over 100 km," said BWSSB CAO and secretary Krishtagouda Tayannavar.
A draft notification in this regard was issued on March 23 and citizens can file objections, if any, within 30 days. As per the notification, house owners can install an automatic water level control system to check overflow from overhead tanks and sumps. Defaulters will have to pay a penalty of up to 50 per cent of the pro-rata charges levied for water consumption.
At present, BWSSB charges Rs 250 per sqm for residential buildings, Rs 400 per sqm for multi-storey or residential apartments or group housings and Rs 600 per sqm for non-residential and commercial properties.
"Consumers can even assign a person to keep a watch and switch off the motor on time," said BWSSB engineer-in-chief Kemparamaiah.
BWSSB has mandated, without a penal clause, installing internal meters in buildings for judicious use of water. Every house or apartment with more than three houses or sital area of not less than 2,400 sqft must have an internal meter. For new buildings, it will be for an extent of 1,200 sqft or more.
BWSSB has installed such meters at some buildings to identify households using excess water. However, the internal meter readings will not be used for billing. Even citizens can report to the board authorities if water overflow is spotted.
Recently, chief secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar held a meeting with BWSSB to ensure water conservation is taken up on a war footing.
"The decision to introduce internal meters and automated control system was taken considering the city's crisis and also because Cauvery water is being brought from a distance of over 100 km," said BWSSB CAO and secretary Krishtagouda Tayannavar.
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