The Times of India              27.05.2013 

You can easily get water connections

BANGALORE: Residents can now apply for new water and sanitary connections at the sub-divisional office of BWSSB or through licensed plumbers.

Following an amendment to BWSSB regulation12 on Saturday, a resident can now directly submit his application along with a copy of the sanctioned plan of the building, tax receipt or extract of the khata certificate at the jurisdictional sub-divisional office of BWSSB. After an inspection of the property by the water inspector or engineer concerned, the assistant executive engineer will issue a demand note to the applicant.

After the payment of the prescribed charges, the connection will be sanctioned and a meter will be issued to the respective water inspector. BWSSB said applicants should approach licensed plumbers only; the list is available on the Board's website. However, installation of water meters and borewell systems can be carried out under the supervision of a water inspector only, said an official statement from the utility.

Earlier, applicants had to rely on plumbers to get new water and sanitary connections.