A day after announcing the annual water budget, Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has decided to extend the scheme of reduced rates of sewer and water development charges of unauthorised or regularised colonies up to October 30, 2018.
To encourage Delhi people for new connections and to regularise domestic unauthorised water connections and thereby bringing them into the ambit of its water and sewage network, the Government has taken this measure.
The scheme is applicable for water and sewer development charges in case of properties falling in D, E, F, G and H categories of unauthorised colonies being used for residential purposes, with plot area up to and including 200 square meters for plots under domestic/mixed use categories only.
“This may be noted that the scheme would be implemented on first come first serve basis,” an official statement issued by the Delhi Government stated.
Meanwhile, Delhi Government has also said that for bringing about overall improvement in the water distribution system, the Board accorded approval to the proposal for laying of feeder mains and various sizes of distribution mains for Brijwasan and Rajokari UGRs/BPS. The work of providing and laying of water lines in Tirathanker Nagar Jain Nagar Colony in Mundka Constituency was also approved by the Board.
Beside this the government has also planned laying of water distribution system in JIC Sawda Ghevra in Mundka Constituency was accorded approval by the Board. The water supply to this colony is proposed from UGR and BPS at Karala. The peripheral network on the command of Karala UGR upto Sawda Ghevra has already been laid. “The above project will benefit the whole population of the area,” a Delhi Government official said.