Reported By: Rohini Swamy
Last Updated: February 28, 2024, 22:26 IST
The authorities motion comes within the wake of water tanker costs crossing Rs 3000 mark per tanker. (File picture)
Sintex tanks will likely be crammed with water by these tankers so that individuals can entry water at common intervals and never await the tankers to arrive every time
The Karnataka authorities is involving catastrophe administration guidelines to make sure that personal water tankers fulfill the water necessities of the worst-affected 110 wards in Bengaluru. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board have made it obligatory for all water tankers to be registered between March 1 to 7 in order that it may well repair costs for each water tank load.
The authorities motion comes within the wake of water tanker costs crossing Rs 3000 mark per tanker for the primary time within the metropolis as depleting groundwater ranges have led to a disaster scenario.
According to the transport division, there are 3500 water tankers working within the metropolis. If these tankers don’t register on the web platform, the authorities will seize the automobiles and can used them to provide of water free of value in 110 villages which might be affected by the dry spell.
“Following several complaints of the skyrocketing prices for water tanker over the last 15 days, we have decided to regulate the industry,” Tushar Girinath, BBMP’s chief commissioner has mentioned.
The officers of BBMP and BWSSB mentioned that after invoking the catastrophe administration act, town civic our bodies will commandeer 200 personal tankers to present free water to the water-parched areas. One hundred tankers will service the 110 villages in Bengaluru city whereas one other 100 tankers will likely be used to present water to the City Municipal council and Taluka Municipal council areas which had been added to the BBMP in 2007.
Sintex tanks will likely be crammed with water by these tankers so that individuals can entry water at common intervals and never await the tankers to arrive every time, they mentioned.
Another step that can also be being taken is to make sure that an Assistant Engineer stage officer, one from BBMP and the opposite from BWSSB, will likely be appointed as ‘water officers’ in these 110 wards. Their numbers will likely be displayed on the web site for folks to attain out to them in case of any disaster, Girinath added.
Deputy CM and Bengaluru Development Minister DK Shivakumar had advised the legislative Assembly two weeks in the past that 25 % of town’s water wants are met by the water tankers.
BBMP and the BWSSB will likely be holding a gathering over the subsequent two days with all water tanker operators to determine on a mechanism to repair costs for every water tanker.
“We will ask them to submit their costs while we are calculating the same based on market intelligence. Any deviation from this price fixed will be penalized,” Girinath mentioned.
