The Hindu 20.04.2013
Water board moves to regulate private tankers
To regulate the quality and prices of water supplied by private tankers, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has again written to the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to ensure that private tankers compulsorily obtain a trade licence and display the source of water on the licence.
“The owners should get the water tested and certified as per ISI standards by a laboratory empanelled by BBMP and display the test results on the tanker. The rate of each water tanker (lorry or tractor load) should be displayed on the vehicle and the suppliers should also obtain a permit from the transport department apart from the trade licence,” the letter said.
“The supplier should also issue receipts with number and date, besides maintaining a logbook of the operations. Random checks will be done and the takers of those who do not follow these rules will be seized,” BWSSB Engineer-in-Chief T. Venkataraju said.
Pointing out that the private water tanker supply agency should also maintain details of monthly statistics on the number of water tankers delivering water, rate at which the water is supplied, quality of water of source and tankers, he said the details should be furnished to the respective Executive Engineers of BWSSB’s maintenance division on a regular basis.
“The objective behind this is to ensure safe drinking water supply to the public with reasonable rates,” he added.
BBMP told to make sure private water suppliers get a trade licence.
