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Water Supply Citizens Responsibility

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Citizens should not install on line booster pumps/appliances.

  1. Citizens should replace old, corroded, rusted or leaking service lines linked with Cantonment Board main line.
  2. Server pipes should be laid away from GI’s lines and Sewer lines to avoid contamination of water.
  3. The overhead tanks should be in proper usable condition.
  4. The underground/overhead tanks should have proper ball cocks/valves to avoid wastage of water through overflow.
  5. Underground tanks/overhead tanks should be cleaned periodically.
  6. Filtered water should not be used for
    • Washing of animals or vehicles or for any trade, manufacture or business or fountains, swimming pools etc
    • Construction/repair work of any kind.
    • Gardening/farming/irrigation or washing streets etc.
       
  7. Citizens should switch to smaller cistern of 4 to 10 liters capacity. These are easily available in the market.
  8. The leaking bib cocks/stop cocks be got replaced to avoid wastage of water.
  9. Any leakage/damage of filtered water supply lines should be reported to Cantonment Board.
  10.  In case of any contamination of water, same should be immediately brought to the knowledge of Cantt. Board.

Water is precious, conserve every drop of water by adopting following ways :-

(a) Turn tap off while brushing teeth - save 5 to 10 liters.

(b) Fill mug and turn off the tap while shaving - save 10 to 15 liters.

(c) While taking bath rinse, turn off the tap, soap and rinse again - save 50 to 70 liters.

(d) Please repair leakage loose and save 400 to 3000 liters water per day.