New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that it had made it mandatory for a property of 500 sqm or more to have provision for rainwater harvesting.
The agency also informed the court that it had been making efforts to promote rain water harvesting in the national capital.
A division bench of Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva was further informed by the DJB that to encourage rainwater conservation, it has adopted a method of "awarding subsidy in water bills" to consumers who have installed rainwater harvesting systems.
Filing an affidavit, Parveen Kumar Bhargava, chief engineer (planning) water, DJB, said plots having an area of 2,000 square metres or more with functional rainwater harvesting system are granted 10 percent rebate in the water bill.
On non-compliance with the provision, "the tariff applicable on the consumer increases by 1.5 times", the affidavit stated.
You may also be interested in:
Odisha to Launch Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting Scheme
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.
The court had earlier asked the DJB to submit its report on efforts made by it to promote rainwater harvesting.
The DJB said it has provided rainwater harvesting systems in 151 installations and provided financial assistance to the tune of Rs.82 lakh in another 172 cases in the institutional category for providing rainwater harvesting systems.
"The rainwater harvesting cell of DJB provides technical assistance to individuals for rainwater harvesting," the affidavit said, adding that "DJB has provided the information regarding rainwater harvesting on its website."
It said two NGOs have been roped in to create public awareness and promote community participation to implement rainwater harvesting.
Oil companies have released the prices of petrol and diesel for today. Today companies have not m
Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi has blamed US President Joe Biden for inciting chaos and terror a
Kerala to Build 20,000 Houses for Fishermen
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 23 (IANS) The Kerala government will build 20,000 houses for the state'
Australia praised India's efforts to stop the corona virus epidemic
New Delhi: Australia's High Commissioner Barry O'Farrell said on Wednesday that the epidemic of C
A documentary was released on Netflix on February 2. The name is – The Tinder Swindler. Tin
We were outplayed by India: UAE skipper
Perth, Feb 28 (IANS) United Arab Emirates (UAE) skipper Mohammad Tauqir said Saturday that they
Veteran actor and businessman Rajesh Williams died in Chennai on Thursday, May 29. He was 75 year
The people of India are facing severe heat these days. On the one hand, while this high temperatu
Following Pakistan's third consecutive defeat to India in the 2025 Asia Cup, Pakistan Cricket Boa
Manjhi quits, claims threat to life
Patna, Feb 20 (IANS) Embattled Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Friday dramatically resign
