A housing society in Bengaluru will impose a Rs 5,000 nice on residents over the misuse of consuming water amid a extreme water disaster within the metropolis. A particular safety particular person will even be deployed to watch the state of affairs.
A number of housing societies in Bengaluru have suggested residents to watch out with their day by day water utilization amid the continuing water disaster. A few of severely-hit areas embrace Whitefield, Yelahanka and Kanakpura
In a discover issued to its residents, the Palm Meadows housing society situated in Whitefield, mentioned that it has not obtained water from the Bangalore Water Provide and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) for the previous 4 days.
It mentioned that “we have been managing with our borewells and run the risk of depletion of groundwater very soon”.
So as to cope with the grim state of affairs, the group mentioned it has determined to scale back water consumption by 20 per cent for every of its models.
“If the resident does not cut back water consumption by 20 per cent (and meet the target), there will be an additional charge of Rs 5,000,” the discover mentioned, including that the discount may improve as per the provision and is predicted to go up by 40 per cent within the peak summer season months.
It additionally warned of upper penalties for repeated violations, including {that a} separate safety particular person shall be employed to accentuate patrolling.
In an analogous discover to residents of two,500 of its models, the Status Falcon Metropolis Condo House owners Affiliation (PFCAOA) in Bengaluru’s crisis-hit Kanakpura instructed residents it obtained info that “RTO & BWSSB authorities are seizing all water tankers to ensure water delivery to areas facing severe water scarcity where there is no water available”.
“As a result of this unprecedented action, our water sumps have been depleted, and we currently have no water available in them. At present, we only have water stored in the overhead tanks, which may not last much longer.
“At most, the water provide shall be out there for the following one hour. As soon as the OHTs run out of water, there shall be no additional water provide out there to us.”
In an effort to address the “grave water disaster”, the Prestige Sunnyside Oak apartment complex also issued a series of instructions to its residents to reduce water consumption, including that they should not pour water to clean the balcony area and should use a mop.
It asked residents to observe water leakages and get it rectified immediately.
Amid the looming crisis, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has issued a warning to water tanker owners across the state that their tankers will be seized if they do not register with the authorities by the March 7 deadline.
Addressing a press conference at the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) head office, Bengaluru, he said, “Of the total 3,500 water tankers in Bengaluru city, only 10 per cent, that is 219 tankers, have registered with the authorities. The government will seize them if they don’t register before the deadline.”
“Water is not the property of any individual but is a resource that belongs to the government. The government has the right to take control of water sources,” he said.
The private water tankers are charging anywhere between Rs 500 to Rs 2,000, he said, adding that “we’ll discuss to the Affiliation and repair a normal worth”.
“Of the 16,781 borewells in our records, 6,997 borewells have dried up. The remaining 7,784 borewells are operational. The government will be drilling new borewells,” he noted.
Shivakumar also announced that the state government has allocated Rs 556 crore to address water crisis in Bengaluru.
“Every MLA of Bengaluru metropolis has been given Rs 10 crore to handle water scarcity of their respective constituency. In addition to, BBMP has earmarked Rs 148 crore and BWSSB Rs 128 crore to handle the problem.”
He also informed that a war room had been set up to monitor the situation in real time.
“Senior officials and I will personally monitor the situation on a daily basis. It is the responsibility of the government to provide drinking water to the citizens. There is no need to be worried,” he added.
The Deputy Chief Minister also announced that empty milk tankers of the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) will be used to store water in Bengaluru.
“We’ve determined to make use of milk tankers which aren’t in use to produce water. We are going to use tankers which can be empty, clear them and use them.”