BWSSB pulls the plug on illegal connections

April 09, 2013 09:07 am | Updated 09:07 am IST - Bangalore:

BWSSB personnel cut off the illegally drawn water line at Yadalamma Nagar inBangalore on Monday.

BWSSB personnel cut off the illegally drawn water line at Yadalamma Nagar inBangalore on Monday.

Continuing the disconnection drive, officials from Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) on Monday unplugged an illegal water connection taken by residents of Yadalamma Nagar here. The residents had drawn the connection from the main pipeline supplying water from Uttarahalli Circle to Maruti Layout near Subrahmanyapura Main Road.

The disconnection was made under the supervision of South Division Executive Engineer Gururaj Assistant Executive Engineer Malleshappa. During the drive held on April 5, 6 and 8, 68 connections were disconnected, notices were issued in 49 cases and Rs. 4,31,263 in dues recovered. During this period, the drive was conducted in R.T. Nagar Service Station area of Northeast 3 Subdivision, G.M. Palya, Balaji Layout of Southeast 2 Subdivision; HRBR 1st Block of East 1 Subdivision; Doopanahalli, HAL 3 Stage of South-East-2 sub-division; Ulsoor , M.V. Garden, Murugeshpalya of Southeast1 Subdivision; Frazer Town of Central 1 Subdivision; Yelahanka 4 Phase of North 2 Subdivision; Vivekanagar, M.G. Road, and Honnarpet of Southeast 1 Subdivision; G.M. Palya, Kaggadasapura of Southeast 2 Subdivision; Kengunte of West 2 Subdivision; Bhovi Colony of Northwest 2 Subdivision; J.P. Nagar of South 2 Subdivision; Sanjeevini Nagar, Peenya of Northwest 3 Subdivision; Pariyappana Palya, Dubasipalya of West 3 Subdivision; BTM Layout of South 3 Subdivision and Uttarahalli of South 1 Subdivision.

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