Rajasthan makes water harvesting structures mandatory in urban areas

Jaipur, June 22 (UNI) Rajasthan is likely to make water harvesting structures compulsory for all types of buildings and plots in urban areas.

Houses on all types of plots and buildings, including government, semi-government, educational institutions, commercial and industry buildings, will have to construct water harvesting structures.

Earlier this rule was mandatory only for plots of 300 square metre or more.

A bill to this effect will be introduced in the next session of Vidhan Sabha. Local bodies minister Pratap Singh Singhvi said the rule has been critical in arresting the fast depleting ground water level. This rule, he hoped, would help in recharging the ground water.

Mr Singhvi said those buildings, which do not have water harvesting structures, would not be given water connections. The civic bodies at the time of map clearance of the building will deposit a security amount for building water harvesting structures.

If the builder fails to build it, then the civic body would utilise the security deposit to construct it.

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