<p>The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has challaned over 850 people including owners of hotels, restaurants and commercial complexes in the last week during its drive against misuse of water and illegal water and sewer connections.<br /><br />Ten different teams led by senior officers of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) inspected 4,546 properties in different parts of Delhi and challaned 871 people who were found violating various provisions of DJB Act, 1998.<br /><br />This is the second week of the enforcement drive against illegal connection holders and to curb wastage of water, which was started on August 27. In the first week, the DJB had prosecuted 411 people. <br /><br />Karol Bagh, Green Park, Patel Nagar, Dilshad Garden and Ashok Vihar were some of the main areas where the board focussed its drive. <br /><br />The properties against which challans were issued include 77 hotels, malls, a large number of commercial properties and other establishments, a statement by the DJB said. <br />The challans will be submitted to Special Metropolitan Magistrates who will summon the defaulters and impose fine as per Delhi Jal Board Act. </p>.<p> “Delhi government and the Delhi Jal Board has taken a number steps in the recent past to facilitate and encourage people to get water and sewer connections. The Delhi Government has recently reduced the development charges for water and sewer drastically from Rs 494 per square metre in case of sewer and Rs 440 per square metre in case of water to Rs 100 per square metre in both the cases. The charges for regularising an illegal connection have also been brought down from Rs 18,000 to Rs 3,300,” the statement said<br /><br /> “The maximum permissible connections in a property have also been increased from 6 to 10. Both fixed and monthly charges for commercial connections have also been rationalised. Although a large number of people are coming forward to regularise their connections and get new connections, but still there are a number of people having illegal connections,” it said, adding, the drive will continue in the coming week.<br /></p>
<p>The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has challaned over 850 people including owners of hotels, restaurants and commercial complexes in the last week during its drive against misuse of water and illegal water and sewer connections.<br /><br />Ten different teams led by senior officers of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) inspected 4,546 properties in different parts of Delhi and challaned 871 people who were found violating various provisions of DJB Act, 1998.<br /><br />This is the second week of the enforcement drive against illegal connection holders and to curb wastage of water, which was started on August 27. In the first week, the DJB had prosecuted 411 people. <br /><br />Karol Bagh, Green Park, Patel Nagar, Dilshad Garden and Ashok Vihar were some of the main areas where the board focussed its drive. <br /><br />The properties against which challans were issued include 77 hotels, malls, a large number of commercial properties and other establishments, a statement by the DJB said. <br />The challans will be submitted to Special Metropolitan Magistrates who will summon the defaulters and impose fine as per Delhi Jal Board Act. </p>.<p> “Delhi government and the Delhi Jal Board has taken a number steps in the recent past to facilitate and encourage people to get water and sewer connections. The Delhi Government has recently reduced the development charges for water and sewer drastically from Rs 494 per square metre in case of sewer and Rs 440 per square metre in case of water to Rs 100 per square metre in both the cases. The charges for regularising an illegal connection have also been brought down from Rs 18,000 to Rs 3,300,” the statement said<br /><br /> “The maximum permissible connections in a property have also been increased from 6 to 10. Both fixed and monthly charges for commercial connections have also been rationalised. Although a large number of people are coming forward to regularise their connections and get new connections, but still there are a number of people having illegal connections,” it said, adding, the drive will continue in the coming week.<br /></p>
