Man fined Rs 1,000 for washing bike using drinking water
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Man fined Rs 1,000 for washing bike using drinking water

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board fined a Jubilee Hills resident for using drinking water for non-essential purposes. The Water Board reiterated that drinking water should not be wasted on activities like vehicle washing, gardening, construction, decorative fountains and road cleaning, especially amid rising temperatures and depleting groundwater levels. The HMWSSB is incurring huge expenses and supplies water from distant places such as Krishna Drinking Water Supply Project and Godavari Drinking Water Supply Scheme project. Currently, HMWSSB supplies 550 million gallons of water per Day to 13.70 lakh water connections under Greater Hyderabad and Outer Ring Road limits, spending Rs 48 per kilolitre of water.

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Hyderabad resident fined for misusing drinking water, second case in a week
1 week, 1 day ago

Hyderabad resident fined for misusing drinking water, second case in a week

The Hindu  

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board has penalised a resident of Journalist Colony for misusing drinking water, marking the second such incident within a week. During a recent inspection, Operations and Maintenance Division-6 General Manager Harishankar and his team identified a resident, Yarata Shobha, washing her vehicle with drinking water in Journalist Colony. According to officials, complaints about …

Hyderabad man fined ₹1,000 for using drinking water to wash motorcycle
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Hyderabad man fined ₹1,000 for using drinking water to wash motorcycle

The Hindu  

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board has fined a man for using drinking water to wash his motorcycle. During the inspection, the O and M Division GM Harishankar and the local manager discovered a man using drinking water supplied by the Water Board to clean his bike, leading to the action. The Water Board has reiterated its appeal …

As water crisis looms, Karnataka gets its act together
2 weeks, 5 days ago

As water crisis looms, Karnataka gets its act together

New Indian Express  

Bengaluru city With summer temperatures already shooting up, Bengaluru city’s core areas as well as outer regions are concerned over regular drinking water supply. The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board has assured the supply of drinking water to the city’s 1.30 crore-plus population through the summer. “BWSSB has already commissioned Cauvery Stage-V with a capacity to supply 775 MLD …

Bengaluru water board cracks down on water waste, registers 112 cases and collects ₹5.6 lakh in fines
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Bengaluru water board cracks down on water waste, registers 112 cases and collects ₹5.6 lakh in fines

Hindustan Times  

As Bengaluru braces for a potential water crisis this summer, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board has intensified its efforts to curb the misuse of potable water. The board has taken strict action against those using drinking water for non-essential activities, registering 112 cases in the past week alone and collecting fines amounting to ₹5.60 lakh from offenders. BWSSB …

Bengaluru water authority fines 112 for water misuse, collects Rs 5.6 lakh
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Bengaluru water authority fines 112 for water misuse, collects Rs 5.6 lakh

India Today  

Bengaluru’s water authority is coming down hard on those wasting drinking water. The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board has booked 112 cases of water misuse and collected fines totaling Rs 5.6 lakh in the past week as part of its intensified crackdown on non-essential water use in the city. The enforcement follows BWSSB’s directive issued on February 17, which …

BWSSB registers 112 cases of misuse of potable water in city last week
3 weeks, 5 days ago

BWSSB registers 112 cases of misuse of potable water in city last week

The Hindu  

The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board has booked 112 cases against the unnecessary wastage of drinking water collecting fines up to ₹5.6 lakh in the last week. Under Sections 33 and 34 of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1964, the use of drinking water for vehicle cleaning, gardening, construction, entertainment, decorative fountains, and other non-drinking purposes in …

BWSSB collected ₹21 lakh in fines in 2024 for improper usage of potable water
1 month ago

BWSSB collected ₹21 lakh in fines in 2024 for improper usage of potable water

The Hindu  

The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board booked over 400 cases and collected ₹21 lakh in fines in 2024 for usage of potable water for non-essential purposes. Following suit, this year, the water board announced on February 17 that the usage of potable water for non-essential purposes like gardening, washing vehicles, construction activities, fountains, and road works will attract penalty …

Bengaluru restricts drinking water for non-essential use
1 month ago

Bengaluru restricts drinking water for non-essential use

Deccan Chronicle  

The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board has imposed restrictions on the use of drinking water for non-essential activities due to rising temperatures and decreasing groundwater levels.Those found violating the order would be fined Rs 5,000, it said.According to the order issued in public interest, under Sections 33 and 34 of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Act 1964, the …

Bengaluru bans drinking water use for non-essential activities, imposes fines
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1 month ago

Bengaluru bans drinking water use for non-essential activities, imposes fines

India Today  

With summer approaching and groundwater levels depleting, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board has imposed strict restrictions on the use of drinking water for non-essential activities. The order, issued by BWSSB Chairman Dr Ram Prasath Manohar, bans the use of potable water for washing vehicles, gardening, construction, decorative fountains, road cleaning, and other non-drinking purposes. Reports from Indian Institute …

BWSSB imposes Rs 5000 penalty for using drinking water for 'other purposes'
1 month ago

BWSSB imposes Rs 5000 penalty for using drinking water for 'other purposes'

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: With the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board staring at water supply issues during Summer, the board has decided to come down heavily on any form of wasting drinking water. It issued an order on Monday announcing a fine of Rs 5,000 on anyone using Cauvery water for non-drinking purposes such as car washing, gardening, cleaning of roads etc. …

Karnataka: Bengaluru Water Board to impose fines on drinking water wastage
1 month ago

Karnataka: Bengaluru Water Board to impose fines on drinking water wastage

India TV News  

Karnataka: Bengaluru Water Board to impose fines on drinking water wastage Bengaluru Water Board introduces fines for drinking water wastage, prohibiting non-essential uses to tackle the looming water crisis. In response to the ongoing groundwater depletion and the looming water crisis expected during the summer months, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board has announced new regulations aimed at curbing …

Staff urge HMWS&SB MD to turn off 20KL free water
9 months ago

Staff urge HMWS&SB MD to turn off 20KL free water

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: General Managers of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board have written to their managing director C. Sudharsan Reddy to scrap 20KL free water scheme. The scheme introduced by the BRS government allowed households with water meters to receive free 20,000 litres per month in addition to the ones living in slums. Verification with people who have not …

Bengaluru water board fines 407 people over wastage, collects ₹20.3 lakh: Report
11 months, 1 week ago

Bengaluru water board fines 407 people over wastage, collects ₹20.3 lakh: Report

Hindustan Times  

In the midst of an ongoing water crisis in the Karnataka capital, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board, a governmental agency, has come down hard on violators in the city over wastage and fined as many as 407 people, thus collecting more than ₹20 lakh. The BWSSB has banned the use of drinking water for various purposes, including washing …

22 Bengaluru families fined ₹5000 each for wasting water: Report
11 months, 3 weeks ago

22 Bengaluru families fined ₹5000 each for wasting water: Report

Hindustan Times  

A total of 22 families in Bengaluru were slapped with a fine of ₹5,000 each for using Cauvery water for non–essential purposes amid the severe shortage of water, according to a report in the Deccan Herald. 22 Bengaluru families fined ₹ 5k each for wasting potable water amid crisis The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board collected ₹1.1 lakh as …

BWSSB bans use of drinking water for swimming pools; sets ₹5,000 fine
1 year ago

BWSSB bans use of drinking water for swimming pools; sets ₹5,000 fine

Hindustan Times  

The ongoing Bengaluru water crisis took a fresh turn on Wednesday, with the city's water management body imposing fresh restrictions on the usage of drinking water for swimming pools. The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board on Wednesday banned the use of drinking water in swimming pools, and also decided to set a fine of ₹5,000 for violations on the …

How this Bengaluru's housing community is gearing up to battle water woes in future
1 year ago

How this Bengaluru's housing community is gearing up to battle water woes in future

Hindustan Times  

As Bengaluru is combating severe water scarcity ahead of summer, many housing communities in the IT capital are already clueless about handling the situation in peak summer. The borewells have dried up and the prices of water tankers have skyrocketed already, making things worse for the residents, especially in the east Bengaluru area. How this Bengaluru's housing community is gearing …

BWSSB to Penalise Residents over Water Wastage in Bengaluru City
1 year ago

BWSSB to Penalise Residents over Water Wastage in Bengaluru City

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The residents of Bengaluru city have been banned from taking to cleaning their vehicles, gardening among other purposes using drinking water and any violation found would attract a penalty of Rs 5,000 on erring the residents from the officials concerned of Bangalore Water Supplies and Sewerage Board, Bengaluru. The Board felt that a ban on the use of water …

Bengaluru water crisis: Karnataka bans use of drinking water to wash cars
1 year ago

Bengaluru water crisis: Karnataka bans use of drinking water to wash cars

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka government on Friday banned the use of drinking water for various purposes, including washing of cars, gardening, construction and maintenance, amid a water crisis in Bengaluru. The Karnataka Water Supply and Sewerage Board also decided to impose a fine of ₹ 5,000 for violations on the same. The Karnataka Water Supply and Sewerage Board also decided to set …

Agriculture, drinking water, health-related issues dominate quarterly KDP meeting
1 year, 8 months ago

Agriculture, drinking water, health-related issues dominate quarterly KDP meeting

The Hindu  

Issues related to agriculture, drinking water and health dominated the quarterly Karnataka Development Programme meeting in Yadgir on Monday. Drinking water Mr. Darshanapur and Mr. Kandkur and also Channareddy Patil Tunnur and Raja Venkatappa Naik, MLA of Yadgir and Shorapur, raised the issue of drinking water shortage. All MLAs including the Minister asked the officials of Karnataka Urban Drinking Water …

Hyderabad: HMWS&SB to supply 12 lakh water testing kits to consumers
2 years, 2 months ago

Hyderabad: HMWS&SB to supply 12 lakh water testing kits to consumers

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board has decided to provide consumers with water quality checking kits to curb unfounded allegations of water contamination and related illnesses from across the city. In another instance, two persons died in Mailardevpally due to an illness caused by consuming contaminated water, according to residents, even as the water board denied the …

20KL free water scheme dents water board\'s monthly revenue by Rs 70 crore
2 years, 4 months ago

20KL free water scheme dents water board\'s monthly revenue by Rs 70 crore

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The 20 kilolitre free drinking water scheme has landed the Metropolitan Water Supply Board in trouble. Officials informed that over 70 per cent consumers were availing the 20KL free water scheme, which left about 4.5 lakh consumer account numbers being billed on a monthly basis. He said, to begin with, the board would only receive online payments as consumers …

Officials unfeeling as plaints of toxic water galore
2 years, 10 months ago

Officials unfeeling as plaints of toxic water galore

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Summer comes along with its myriad issues and civic authorities, known for their lethargy, are allegedly paying no attention to key issues faced by denizens. Even as the city is facing acute drinking water shortage, it is said that officials of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board are not responding to complaints of short supply of drinking …

HMWSSB receiving lukewarm response for free drinking water scheme
3 years, 2 months ago

HMWSSB receiving lukewarm response for free drinking water scheme

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With the crossing of deadline to avail the free drinking water facility of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, a mere 2.72 lakh consumers have availed the scheme out of the total 9.84 lakh in the city. The water board had claimed a total 4.94 lakh residents would register for the 20kl free drinking water scheme. As …

Free drinking water scheme in Telangana caught in inter-departmental wrangle
4 years ago

Free drinking water scheme in Telangana caught in inter-departmental wrangle

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Implementation of the free drinking water scheme for supply of 20 kilo litre per month by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board is caught in an inter-departmental wrangle. The supply of drinking water has become more challenging due to the concessional tariff and with an average cost recovery of Rs 10 per kilo litre against a cost …

Hyderabad: Contamination in water bodies to go on for 3 years
5 years, 9 months ago

Hyderabad: Contamination in water bodies to go on for 3 years

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The nodal agencies including Musi Riverfront Development Corporation, Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, and Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board will most likely continue to pollute the city’s water bodies for at least another three years. Officials claimed that even if the government does release funds immediately, treating sewerage water by constructing sewerage treatment plants will take a minimum …

Hyderabad IT corridor is facing serious drinking water problems
9 years ago

Hyderabad IT corridor is facing serious drinking water problems

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: At the start of the summer, the city's bustling IT corridor is faced with a serious drinking water problem. Citizens from colonies in Kondapur division including Prashanth Nagar, Sriram Nagar colony, Satthaiah Nagar, Kothaguda village, Police battalion and Kondapur village experience low water pressure-problem. Steady population rise major cause for worry Within the IT corridor, water shortage is severe …

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