2nd March 2014

Water motors seized for illegal pumping

As summer is nearing water problem in Sivakasi is stated to have intensified in recent days. And the Municipality is releasing soft water once in 5-6 days. Some Sivakasi residents make use of small motors to pump water to their houses. Sivakasi Municipality officials have stepped up vigilance on illegal connections and seizing of motors at different places in the Municipality area. Hundreds of water motors used for illegal purposes were seized by Sivakasi Municipality, in last one month. Officials said that, there will be disconnection of water supply to those houses which were using the illegal motors, and also added that they would not be returned to the owners at any cost. The severed connections are restored on payment of a fine of Rs.12,000.