Unable to meet the numerous demands for water supply in the newly-added areas, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has started selling SAJALA applications (the prescribed simplified format for getting a new water connection) in these areas. As of March 31, BWSSB, which had issued 1,11,325 applications, received 57,715 applications seeking water connections.

Disconnection drive

BWSSB disconnected 142 illegal connections recently, issued notices to 77 people and recovered `3.89 lakh dues during a disconnection drive in MEI Layout, Kaggadasapura, Nagavarapalya, S D Palya, Lakshmipura, Indira Nagar I Stage, HAL II Stage, Sanjaynagar, BEL Road, Cole’s Park, Shivajinagar, Kamalanagar, Kengunte, Vijaya Bank Layout, Kathriguppe and Devagiri.