Ahmedabad: To stop water wastagethe Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) in 2012 introduced fines on residential and commercial properties for overflowing tanks. Ironically, there is no provision to penalize a contractor if AMC’s own water tanks overflow.
A residential building can be fined upto Rs 2,000 for its tank overflowing. The penalty for commercial buildingsranges from Rs 2,000 to Rs 4,000.The contractor running the Jodhpur water pumping station has not been fined after its water tank overflowed, flooding the basement of a nearby society at 4am on Sunday.
“In 2012, the AMC introduced various fines to prevent wastage of water. The managements of residential and commercial buildings can be fined upto Rs 2,000 to Rs 4,000, respectively. Prior to 2017, the authority to impose these fines was with the health department, but it was later transferred to the solid waste management department, which doesn’t have adequate manpower to enforce these provisions,” an AMC official told TOI.
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A residential building can be fined upto Rs 2,000 for its tank overflowing. The penalty for commercial buildingsranges from Rs 2,000 to Rs 4,000.The contractor running the Jodhpur water pumping station has not been fined after its water tank overflowed, flooding the basement of a nearby society at 4am on Sunday.
“In 2012, the AMC introduced various fines to prevent wastage of water. The managements of residential and commercial buildings can be fined upto Rs 2,000 to Rs 4,000, respectively. Prior to 2017, the authority to impose these fines was with the health department, but it was later transferred to the solid waste management department, which doesn’t have adequate manpower to enforce these provisions,” an AMC official told TOI.
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