Prasagraj: With a multifold increase in RO water demand in the city and mushrooming RO plants in the city and rural areas, the ground water department has made NOC must be for everyone who directly extracted groundwater, both for personal or commercial use.
Failed to be registered, the factory can stop.
The task force will be formed, which will tap the number of RO plant operators or other commercial users of other groundwater in this district.
It will also see if they should propose a fee towards extracting water to their plants or not.
From the wedding room to domestic users, anyone who extracts underground water must take the NOC from the ground water department.
NOC can be taken through online mode.
RS 5000 registration fee must be paid to the department.
According to a rough estimate, there are around 1,200 to 1,500 RO water plants that function in the district and more than 7,000 boring are being operated without taking NOC from the department.
Because of the rapid increase in RO water consumption in urban and rural areas, RO water prices increase.
Only six months ago, cans of 20 liters of ro ​​water available for RS 20, which are now sold for Rs 30 to 35.
According to Assistant Engineer, the ground water department, Archana Singh, “there are four areas categorized by departments and there are various costs to extract water in these fields.
To attract 500 cubic meters of water per day in the ‘safe’ area, the cost of 90 Paise must be paid.
On the other hand, Rs 1 in the ‘semi-critical’ and RS 1.10 area in the ‘critical’ area must be paid .
Those who prepare plants in the exploited area must pay Rs 1.20 “.
He said the department had also improved the cost of the cost to be paid on the basis of water extracted per day.
It will start from 500-1000 cubic meters, 1000-1500, 1500-2000, “he said.
So far, only 12 people apply for NOC, where five has been approved, he added.
To maintain a Vigil on RO operator, Taskforce is being formed At the district level, block and gram Sabha.
The assignment of the Corsor will include officials from the District Administration, Department of Irrigation, District Industry Unit, Regional Officials of the Council of Polutionaries and the Department of Groundwater.
The Department also searched for a list of wedding space from the development authority of Prayagraj (PDA) and ProAgraj Municipal Corporation (PMC).
After surveying them, water taxes will be collected from them.
The official also clarified that even though the procurement of NOC was mandatory, farmers and domestic users would not cost anything.