KMC to disconnect the water supply of housing societies

The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) will be disconnecting the water supply of housing societies, which have no or non-functional sewage treatment plants in their premises. Recently, activists met officials of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and registered a complaint about the absence of STPs and non-functional STP’s in many big housing projects. The activists had sought action against the developers and operators of the housing societies for causing the pollution of the Panchaganga river. The STP’s are made mandatory to treat the waste water generated in the apartments and then release it in the open drains. The activists had claimed that to avoid the expense on the electricity bills, the STP’s are kept non-functional. As per the development rules, the KMC can issue the completion certificate and occupancy certificate only after confirming the presence and functioning of the STP.