The Hindu 01.08.2013
Drive against illegal water connections planned in Coimbatore
Focus to be on added areas; notices will be served on house owners
The Coimbatore Corporation will soon launch a drive to identify illegal water connections and initiate action against those who have such connections. According to Commissioner G. Latha and Deputy Commissioner S. Sivarasu the Corporation will launch the programme in the next few days and its focus will be on added areas.
The decision to focus on added areas follows a study the Corporation conducted a few days ago in Ward 32 – Vilankurichi. During their door-to-door checking, the Corporation officials found around 500 illegal drinking water connections in that the house owners had not paid the security deposit. They also did not pay the monthly water charges. Mr. Sivarasu says that the Corporation estimates that there are around 3,000 unauthorised connections. To identify the illegal connections, the Corporation will soon depute teams of five engineers each to conduct a thorough survey. After identifying the illegal connections, the Corporation will collect the necessary details and present the same to the senior officials, who will serve notices on house owners to provide them an opportunity to legalise their connections.
If the owners accept the offer, the Corporation will continue to supply water. If not, it will sever the connection and also initiate action.
