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.
