Owners of buildings that have water connections without the
permission of the local body will be fined Rs 5,000, the Vellore
Corporation has warned.

Corporation Commissioner P Janaki Raveendran said besides the fine, water supply will also be disconnected to these buildings.

In
a release from the Corporation, the local body listed Rs 5,000 as the
deposit amount for water connections for residential purpose and  Rs
10,000 for commercial buildings. The charges for road restoration work
is Rs 2,600 (cement road), Rs 2,250 (tar road) and Rs 1,050 (mud road).
The charges for road maintenance is  Rs 545.

Apart from this, the
release from the Corporation also added that the residents  should not
use electric motors to pilfer water. Further the release warned of
action against restoring the main and distribution pipelines in case it
is found to have  any fault.

The Corporation also urged the residents to fix taps in water connection pipes and pay water tax regularly.

The
Corporation also stated that the local body would provide only one
water connection per building and no connections would be provided on
holidays.