Metrowater seizes eight more motor pumps used for illegal drinking water drawal in Taramani
Chennai Metrowater has disconnected water supply to eight buildings in Taramani for the illegal use of motor pumps to extract water. This action is part of a broader crackdown to ensure equitable water distribution across the city.
Why it matters
It highlights urban infrastructure challenges and the enforcement of resource management policies in densely populated cities.
Chennai Metrowater on Friday disconnected water supply connections of eight more buildings in Taramani after they were found to be illegally drawing water from pipelines using motor pumps.
A press release from Metrowater said that following repeated complaints about an erratic water supply, a team of Metrowater officials, along with the police, organised a special inspection — conducted for the second time since June — at Bharathiyar Street, Anjugam Ammal Street, Ramasamy Street, Raniammal Street, Kattabomman Street, and Thanthai Periyar Nagar in Taramani, which falls under Adyar zone.
. Last month, officials had seized 22 motor pumps used to illegally extract drinking water.
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