Bengaluru: National Commission for Safai Karmacharis member Jagadish Hiremani on Wednesday directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to conduct a joint survey within a week, to find out how many structures, especially apartment complexes, continue to have septic tanks.
“Once these septic tanks have been identified, the authorities must ensure that they are demolished, as they are illegal. Residents of these buildings must then connect their sewage systems to the underground drainage system,” said Hiremani.
Hiremani was in town to gather details about the deaths of three men while cleaning a sewage treatment plant in Bandepalya. He had meetings with Bengaluru Urban deputy commissioner V Shankar, BBMP joint commissioner (Bommanahalli) V N Veerabhadra Swamy and BWSSB officials.
During the meeting, the BBMP joint commissioner said the Bandepalya apartment complex in question had their building plan approved by the Bangalore Development Authority in 2009, but had failed to get their sewage treatment plant (STP) registered with the BWSSB. Replying to this, Hiremani said all unauthorized STPs in the city should also be identified and demolished.
