May 27, 2010 is the deadline for Bangalore citizen to install rainwater harvesting. That’s the deadline to ensure your house has a rainwater harvesting system.If you don’t have one in place by then, your water and sanitation connections could be severed. This rule applies to all existing buildings on 60 ft x 40 ft sites and larger.
The recent amendment to the BWSSB Act now makes Rainwater Harvest (RWH) compulsory for newly constructed houses on 30 ft x 40 ft sites and above and extends to existing houses on 60 ft x 40 ft sites and above.The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is doing its bit to ensure compliance, sending notices to nearly 60,000 buildings across the city.
Those who’ve got the Rainwater Harvest (RWH) installation done must register at the nearest BWSSB AEE office to ensure that its database is updated. “We’ve been issuing notices over the past two months. With the deadline fast approaching, the response is better in some areas. The 60,000 units identified are those places which get regular water supply. The newly added areas will be forced to enter into the RWH mode only after they start getting regular water supply from BWSSB,’’ said a senior BWSSB official. Last week, the BWSSB demonstrated how to put a RWH system in place. BWSSB notices haven’t reached some localities yet.
“No one has received the notice yet in our area. However, many people have already started making arrangements. We’re also persuading people to meet the deadline,” said Joseph Meneuad, president, Richard’s Town Resident Welfare Association. “BWSSB officials wanted to meet residents but so far they haven’t done it. I don’t think people have received notices,” said B S Anantharam of the Koramangala ST Bed Welfare Association. “The notice saying that if we don’t meet the May deadline, our water and sanitary connections will be cut off. Some residents have started getting it fixed. Next month, we’ll have a seminar to brief residents. There’s also a model rainwater harvesting park in 5th Block which is almost complete,” said B Bhaskar of Jayanagar 5th Block RWA.
BWSSB threatens to disconnect Water And Sanitary Connections of its consumer if Rainwater Harvesting is not installed on or before deadline and get register of Rainwater Harvesting installation at the nearest BWSSB AEE office. BWSSB issuing notices over the past two months andBWSSB has issued notices to nearly 60,000 buildings across the city. May 27, is deadline for installation of Rainwater Harvesting system for newly constructed houses on 30 ft x 40 ft and above sites, and for exisiting houses on 60 ft x 40 ft and above sites.Install rainwater harvesting system on or before deadline or get disconnection of water and sanitation from BWSSB.
N.UDAYASIMHA
May 6, 2010 at 8:52 am
The amendment to the act, talks of BWSSB taking up RWH work on its own and recovering the cost as land revenue.
N.UDAYASIMHA
May 6, 2010 at 8:54 am
BWSSB goes easy on rainwater harvesting
DNBAN24263 | 5/3/2010 | Author : Shwetha S | WC :335 | City-Bangalore
Water board to extend deadline for installing rainwater system for houses
DNA Impact
If you fail to meet the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) deadline for installing a rainwater harvesting system in your house, here’s a small relief. The BWSSB is likely to extend thedeadline.
The water board, in August 2009, had amended the BWSSB Act to make way for a rainwater harvesting plan on all buildings with area of 40X60 and above by May 27, failing which water connections to these buildings willbe cut.
Many residents found the deadline unfair. DNA, in a sustained campaign, had highlighted the problems of residents because of the deadline. BWSSB offices have been flooded with emails from residents requesting an extension of the deadline by six months.
“Viewing the mails and reactions from the people we are likely to extend the deadline of implementing rainwater harvesting plan. We give a 90% assurance that we will not disconnect the water and sanitary connection for the people if they fail to implement the rainwater harvesting plan. In a few days the government might make a formal announcement about relaxing the deadline,” a senior official from BWSSB said.
Several residents have also demanded that existing structures on the specified sites be exempted from the rule, which could be applied to buildings in the future.
The worst affected were senior citizens. “All our children are staying in different places across the country. At this age it’s difficult for us to install rainwater harvesting system in