Owners of buildings that have water connections without the permission of the local body will be fined Rs 5,000, the Vellore Corporation has warned.

Corporation Commissioner P Janaki Raveendran said besides the fine, water supply will also be disconnected to these buildings.

In a release from the Corporation, the local body listed Rs 5,000 as the deposit amount for water connections for residential purpose and  Rs 10,000 for commercial buildings. The charges for road restoration work is Rs 2,600 (cement road), Rs 2,250 (tar road) and Rs 1,050 (mud road). The charges for road maintenance is  Rs 545.

Apart from this, the release from the Corporation also added that the residents  should not use electric motors to pilfer water. Further the release warned of action against restoring the main and distribution pipelines in case it is found to have  any fault.

The Corporation also urged the residents to fix taps in water connection pipes and pay water tax regularly.

The Corporation also stated that the local body would provide only one water connection per building and no connections would be provided on holidays.