Water bill will be a mandatory document for property registration, DJB approves proposal

Residents of Delhi will soon be required to show a water bill at the time of property registration, with the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) approving a proposal to make the document mandatory.

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The move is aimed at increasing revenue and stopping illegal connections in the national capital, a senior official of the board said.

Currently there are around 29 lakh water connections against 57 lakh electricity connections, which implies that many households do not have a legal water connections, the official said.

According to another official, the proposal was discussed at a recent board meeting chaired by Water Minister Parvesh Verma, where it was given a green light and a more detailed report on implementation of this policy is in the works.