DJB approves waiver of late payment surcharge scheme

NEW DELHI: In a bid to give relief to water consumers, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has re-introduced the scheme for waiver of late payment surcharge from government departments and institutions if the complete amount is paid by such consumers.

The Board meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday at the Delhi Secretariat, and attended by DJB vice-chairman Dinesh Mohania, DJB CEO AK Singh, and other members and senior of the Board.

The Board issued a statement that earlier, encouraged by the massive response of consumers to the scheme of reduced rates of sewer and water development charges of unauthorised/regularized colonies, it has decided to extend the scheme for a period of six months.

This measure is focussed on providing convenience to consumers and DJB is encouraging more people to apply for regularisation of domestic unauthorised water connections. to bring them into the ambit of its water and sewage network.

According to the scheme, a flat rate of Rs 100 per sq meter is applicable towards water and sewer development charges in case of properties falling in D, E, F, G and H categories of unauthorised colonies being used for residential purposes, with plot area up to and including 200 sq m for plots under domestic/mixed use categories only.

DJB also approved the work of providing and laying 200-1,100 mm nominal dia internal and peripheral sewer line, 1,400 mm dia rising main, 280-1000 mm nominal dia internal and peripheral sewer lines and laying of sewer line in Ranhola group of colonies under Nilothi catchment area, Haiderpur SPS, Rohini, Sector-06 to Rithala Waste Water Treatment, Budh Vihar Group of colonies falling under Rithala and Rohini WWTP catchment area and Kakrola Group of Colonies in Matiala Constituency respectively.

"These projects will benefit about 6.7 lakh people thereby improving the environmental, social, and unhygienic conditions of the area," said DJB officials.