The Hindu 30.07.2012
BWSSB plans more water connections
The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has planned to increase water connections to 8.6 lakh in the next three months under Phase II of the Cauvery Stage IV project.According to a release, Gaurav Gupta, BWSSB chairperson, said that the maintenance costs would increase, and it was necessary to increase water connections and track illegal connections.
Among 27 sub-divisions of the BWSSB, 10 are on outskirts of the city.They are supposed to achieve a target of 1,000 new connections per week.A meeting has been called on Monday on achieving the targets.
