<p>The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), on Monday, urged the public to report incidents of persons digging pits on the roadside and opening pipes to get more water.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In an official press note, the board, while pointing out that it had learnt about such incidents during inspections of certain densely populated areas said: In such cases, water collected in pits mix with drinking water and leads to contamination.<br /><br />With summer around the corner, the risks of spreading water-borne diseases like cholera is high, hence people should avoid doing this and report to the board if they find anybody doing so. <br /><br />Tapping water outside meter connection is punishable as per Board Act. If such incidents are noticed, strict action will be taken against them, it said.<br /><br />Disconnection drive<br />In another note, it said, that continuing its disconnection drive on Saturday and Monday, the Board has disconnected 224 connection and collected dues of Rs 3.28-lakh, besides issuing 62 notices. The drive was conducted in the sub-divisions of North-1, South-East-2, South-East-3, Central-3, South-3, South-West-3, West-3 and North-West-3. <br /></p>
<p>The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), on Monday, urged the public to report incidents of persons digging pits on the roadside and opening pipes to get more water.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In an official press note, the board, while pointing out that it had learnt about such incidents during inspections of certain densely populated areas said: In such cases, water collected in pits mix with drinking water and leads to contamination.<br /><br />With summer around the corner, the risks of spreading water-borne diseases like cholera is high, hence people should avoid doing this and report to the board if they find anybody doing so. <br /><br />Tapping water outside meter connection is punishable as per Board Act. If such incidents are noticed, strict action will be taken against them, it said.<br /><br />Disconnection drive<br />In another note, it said, that continuing its disconnection drive on Saturday and Monday, the Board has disconnected 224 connection and collected dues of Rs 3.28-lakh, besides issuing 62 notices. The drive was conducted in the sub-divisions of North-1, South-East-2, South-East-3, Central-3, South-3, South-West-3, West-3 and North-West-3. <br /></p>
