There is no mercy for those who waste water in Chandigarh. The government has taken strict action to stop the wastage of water. Violation of the rules made in this regard will result in a fine. If the mistakes are not corrected within the notice period, the water supply to the concerned premises will be stopped. The commissioner has appealed to cooperate with the corporation in water conservation.
Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has prepared a concrete plan for the conservation of drinking water this summer and has decided to impose a heavy fine on any citizen or institution that wastes water.
This action will be taken under Section 13 (x), 29 (a), 34 (d), (e), (g) and 47 of the Chandigarh Water Supply Bye-laws, which have been amended from time to time.
Strict action will be taken against them
Municipal Corporation Commissioner Shri Amit Kumar, IAS, while giving information, said that strict steps will be taken to conserve water. Strict action will be taken against those found indulging in activities like irrigation of lawns, washing of vehicles and courtyards, overflow of water from overhead or underground tanks, leakage of water from water meter chamber, wastage of water due to absence of taps, leakage in pipelines, leakage of water from coolers and direct use of booster pump on water supply line during water supply.
Connections of violators to be cut
The Commissioner also said that water connection of repeat offenders will be suspended without any prior notice and heavy fine will be imposed on them. Citizens have been advised to rectify all the defects/defects within 24 hours of issue of this notice.
Failing to do so, water supply to the concerned premises will be disconnected and a penalty of ₹5788/- will be imposed for violation of water supply bye-laws, which will be recovered through regular water supply bill. The Commissioner has appealed to the citizens of the “City Beautiful” to avoid wastage of water and cooperate with the Corporation in conserving this precious resource.
You will have to pay a fine for polluting water
A few days ago, there was news that now people polluting the water of various rivers, canals etc. in Punjab will not have to go to jail but the government will collect a fine from such people. This fine can range from five thousand to fifteen lakh rupees.
