New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to make rainwater harvesting "attractive" by giving wide publicity to its benefits including rebate in water tariff.
A division bench of Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva said: "Why aren't you taking out advertisements in newspapers? We feel wider publicity is needed for public awareness to enable community at large to participate in rainwater harvesting programmes."
The bench further said that the DJB needed to emphasize in their advertisements that it would provide technical and financial assistance to people interested in setting up such systems.
The court directed DJB to file its response indicating steps taken on advertising through newspapers, and other medium by next date of hearing April 22.
Previously, the DJB had informed the court that it had made it mandatory for property of 500 sq metres or more in the national capital to install provision for rainwater harvesting.
To encourage rainwater conservation, the DJB said it had adopted the method of awarding subsidy in the water bill to the consumers who have installed rainwater-harvesting system in their plots.
On non-compliance with the provision, "the tariff applicable on the consumer increases by 1.5 times", the DJB had said.
The bench was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by advocate R.K. Kapoor seeking to make rainwater harvesting mandatory for both residential and commercial buildings here.
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared on the podcast show of AI researcher Lex Fridman.
The family is in shock due to the suicide of Agra's TCS recruitment manager Manav Sharma (28). Si
The country's famous industrialist Padma Vibhushan Ratan Tata has passed away. He was ill for som
Patna University: Police raid in Patna University hostel, bomb making material recovered
Patna Police conducted raids in various hostels of Patna University last night. During this, the
Nestle refuels pilots in Solar Impulse aircraft
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The entire nation is excited about the Solar Impulse aircraft, power
Nitish lends support to Delhi's call for 'Full Statehood'
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Minutes after meeting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal here on F
Following the orders of US President Donald Trump, 104 Indians have been deported to Amritsar by
E-Cars: 75 percent of the vehicles sold in the country will be e-cars, and new jobs will be created
Electric vehicles will account for 30 percent of the vehicles sold in the country by 2030. By 205
World Hepatitis Day 2023: What is hepatitis? Learn everything from its symptoms to its causes
World Hepatitis Day 2023: The liver is an important part of our body. Apart from taking out toxin
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Sandhiya has reached Romania. Four special envoys have been
