{"id":50039,"date":"2019-02-28T15:37:25","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T10:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/?p=50039"},"modified":"2019-02-28T15:37:25","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T10:37:25","slug":"wasa-launches-crackdown-against-illegal-water-connections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wasa-launches-crackdown-against-illegal-water-connections.html","title":{"rendered":"WASA launches crackdown against illegal water connections"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rawalpindi: The Water and Sanitation Authority (WASA) has launched a crackdown against illegal water connections in the city, reported a news source. Reportedly, the WASA teams formed for the purpose will sever all such linkages, along with the water connections of individuals found defaulting on their water bills.<\/p>\n

Read:\u00a0WASA to arrest illegal users falling outside amnesty cover<\/a><\/p>\n

According to agency officials, the WASA survey teams have identified several illegal water connections set up by influential people. The authority has instructed its team to deal with the culprits indiscriminately.<\/p>\n

Read:\u00a0WASA scraps tube well system in Rawalpindi<\/a><\/p>\n

Sources within WASA also claim to have identified illegal water connections installed on its main supply line. The authority has announced that all such connections are illegal and will be terminated.<\/p>\n

WASA Managing Director (MD) Raja Shaukat Mehmood has made it clear that no political or administrative pressure can stop the operation.<\/p>\n

Read:\u00a0WASA to increase tariff to meet expenditures<\/a><\/p>\n

MD Mehmood also requested the public to help WASA identify people involved in water theft.<\/p>\n

For more updates on WASA\u2019s crackdown against illegal water connections in Rawalpindi, stay tuned to Zameen News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rawalpindi: The Water and Sanitation Authority (WASA) has launched a crackdown against illegal water connections in the city, reported a news source. Reportedly, the WASA teams formed for the purpose will sever all such linkages, along with the water connections of individuals found defaulting on their water bills. Read:\u00a0WASA to arrest illegal users falling outside amnesty cover According to agency officials, the WASA survey teams have identified several illegal water connections set up by influential people. The authority has instructed its team to deal with the culprits indiscriminately. Read:\u00a0WASA scraps tube well system in Rawalpindi Sources within WASA also claim to have identified illegal water connections installed on its main supply line. The authority has announced that all such connections are illegal and will be terminated. WASA Managing Director (MD) Raja Shaukat Mehmood has made it clear that no political or administrative pressure can stop the operation. Read:\u00a0WASA to increase tariff to meet expenditures MD Mehmood also requested the public to help WASA identify people involved in water theft. For more updates on WASA\u2019s crackdown against illegal water connections in Rawalpindi, stay tuned to Zameen News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":39681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[10790],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-50039","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-details-on-wasa-launches-crackdown-against-illegal-water-connections-in-rawalpindi"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWASA launches crackdown against illegal water connections - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rawalpindi: The Water and Sanitation Authority (WASA) has launched a crackdown against illegal water connections in the city, reported a news source.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wasa-launches-crackdown-against-illegal-water-connections.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WASA launches crackdown against illegal water connections - 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