BMC starts drive to curb illegal water connections

Under the programme, hydraulic engineers have been given powers to deal with cases where water is being lost through illegal connections.

IN A bid to bring down the amount of non-revenue water, the BMC launched a 15-day drive to intensify its hydraulic management programme on Monday. Under the programme, hydraulic engineers have been given powers to deal with cases where water is being lost through illegal connections.

The BMC officials are confident about receiving good quantity of rain, this year, and stated that the 15 per cent water-cut which was introduced in the city owing to poor rainfall last year would continue till July 31.

Ashok Tawadiya, hydraulic engineer, said, “As part of the drive, there will be individual monitoring of unauthorised connections in each ward which will then be assessed and action will be taken accordingly.”

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Apart from leakages and illegal water connections, hydraulic engineers will also be looking into zones which are being allocated higher amount of water, owing to political clout.

“All wards are supposed to receive the same quantity of water. The hydraulic engineers now have the power to manage situations where they find irregularities in water supply, as they see fit,” said a senior civic official.

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