The Hindu 18.03.2016
Disconnect illegal water connections, Ballari corporation official told
The inept handling of drinking water supply by Ballari
City Corporation came in for severe criticism at a meeting here to
review the preparedness to overcome the likely drinking water crisis
this summer.
Presiding over the meeting, Sameer
Shukla, Deputy Commissioner, observed that except Ballari city, all
other urban local bodies and also panchayats had been ensuring supply of
drinking water once in two or four days. In Ballari city, water was
being supplied once in eight or ten days, despite adequate bulk supply
on a daily basis, which only goes to show that the distribution system
was faulty and giving room for doubts over water misuse.
He
directed the Executive Engineer of the Corporation to launch a drive to
disconnect unauthorised connections provided to the raising mains and
main distributaries besides booking criminal cases against those who had
violated the rules.
“Check all hotels/lodges,
nursing homes, commercial complexes, apartments as to whether they have
taken connections directly from the raising mains. If there are
violations, register criminal cases against the owners without any
hesitation. I want a day-to-day report on the outcome of the drive. In
case there is resistance/protest, inform me or Assistant Commissioner or
Tahsildar. We will come to the spot with adequate police force and get
the unauthorised connections disconnected,” he said and added that “it
is high time you (officials) took appropriate action failing which you
will be responsible for the deepening of the drinking water crisis.”
Thimmappa, Executive Engineer, informed that zone-wise teams would be formed to look into the matter.
‘Check all hotels, lodges, nursing homes, commercial complexes and apartments’
