Slums to get legal water connections
In an attempt to plug leakages and reduce unaccounted for water, the BWSSB will install water meters in 96 slums in the core areas of Bengaluru. Slum dwellers now get free water supply from public tap
Residents fleeced for new water connections
People living in areas added newly to the BBMP, complain they are being fleeced for getting a BWSSB connection under the new Cauvery Water Supply Scheme Stage IV Phase II. Many claim they are being o
Board will disconnect defaulters’ water lines
With bill collection going haywire due to non-payment by some consumers, the Water Board has issued notices to 4,500 defaulters, of whom 675 will have their supply discontinued soon, the Water Board’s
Colonies on city outskirts to get water lines
With many families abandoning their houses in JNNURM colonies on the outskirts and flocking back to the city due to the absence of water connections, the state government has finally agreed to take up
GHMC fans water woes
While applications for water connections from nearly 2,000 households are pending for the last three months, it appears applicants are unlikely to get relief anytime soon. The Water Board officials sa