Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has sent 45 cases of illegal water hydrants to the court of the Special Judicial Magistrate (SJM), RCB as the owners failed to get regularized the hydrants.
Talking to APP, RCB spokesman Qaiser Mahmood informed that five water hydrants have been regularized and strict action in accordance with the law would be taken against those not following the rules. He said, earlier the owners of private water hydrants were warned of strict action on failure to get regularized their points.
He said, the RCB had decided to regularize private water hydrants on temporary basis for a limited period to facilitate the residents. On the orders of the apex court, a committee was formed which deliberated the issue and finalized a policy for an ad-hoc and interim arrangement for a limited duration in order to address the urgency and gravity of the situation arising out of lack of availability of water for the people of the area, he added.
He said, to provisionally regularize on monthly basis, the 50 illegal water hydrants situated in the vicinity of RCB had been offered to pay per month charges amounting to Rs 100,000 for the hydrant having per day capacity of 200 bowzer, Rs 75,000 for the point with capacity of 150 bowzer and Rs 50,000 for those have capacity of less than 150 bowzer.
Per month fee for tanker with 1500 gallon capacity will be Rs 15,000 and for 1000 gallon tanker Rs 10,000 while less than 1000 gallon will pay Rs 5,000. At source rate for 1500 gallon for filling will be Rs 400, 1000 gallon Rs 300 and less than 1000 gallon Rs 200. Similarly, tanker water rates for public will be 1500 gallon Rs 800, 1000 gallon Rs 600 and less than 1000 gallon Rs 400, he added.