Attn. DJB : Some of your Excessive Bills are as below :

I am Col. Shashank Tiwari retd. I got inflated bill of water of Rs.9525.00, bill dated 5.2.2013.  

my earlier bills details are as under.

BILL DATE           BILL AMOUNT

23.10 10                  200.00

22.1.11                  2830.00

22.7.11                  2347.00

26.11.11                1100.00

24.3.12                    748.00

5.10.12                    959.00

5.2.13                    9525.00

16.3.13                  2000.00

Thanks

Col. Shashank Tiwari retd.

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I am D Sanyal, R/o St. No.4/88 A-! (3rd Flor.), Krishna Nagar, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi 110 029.

I received a water bill, for the period from 01.12.2012 to 24.03.2013 for a total amount of Rs.22,390/- for a family of 4 with roof top gardening (flower pots), which might consume 10 ltrs/day

Out of this, the total water consumption charges are Rs. 13346/-
                 Sewerage Maintenance charge (60%)        Rs.   8007/-  
           &    Service charge                                                 Rs.   2032/-
                 Water cess extra

The following queries were made by me to DJB, for shich no reply has come so far.

 1. The sewerage maintenance is not done regularly as a matter of routine, it is only done as and when we report of contaminated water.

2   Even in the above case, we have to shell out money to make phone calls to DJB

3.  When the contaminated water flows through the DJB pipe, and sometimes it goes un noticed and a 500 ltrs. tank is filled before we notice.  Hence we spend on unwanted water and electricity to pump the same.

4.  What is the service DJB is providing apart from supplying water, that too not to the standard.

  The addition I would like to add, that if everything is alright with DJB, then why do people go for bottled water.  Is there a nexus between DJB and the Water Bottling units.

The top most objection is, that when the sewer is not cleaned regularly, why the monthly charges and why should one pay for contaminated water. 

I shall be happy if these points are raised in the joint forum.

Regards

D SANYAL

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The inflated bill received from the Delhi Jal Board have disturbed the peace of mind of the retired and senior citizens all over the Union territory of Delhi.  We should find out the ways to mend the ways of the working of DJB , who is bent upon in thrusting heavy bills on the residents specially the good paymasters.  In fact these bills are causing mental agony, harassment and have shattered the budget of the poor pensioners.  It is observed that CM Sheila Dikshsit has fulfilled her view point to upgrade the price of water at par with Bisleri waters.  Now it is an election year we all should consider seriously about the past dictatorial behavior of the Delhi Govt.and also the  failure of the weak opposition, who failed to take up serious cases affecting the citizens of Delhi.  I am giving below the comparative statement of the DJB charges right from 1996 till today for all of you to assess the highhandedness on the part of the Delhi Govt.

Year               Reading               Charges                   

1996-1997        405                   Rs. 206                          

2000-01             279                   Rs. 431                      

2003-04            412                    Rs. 941

2002-03            332                          934                          

2006-07              386                       2933                       

2007-08            318                        2261

2011-12            188                        1585                         

2012-13            284                        6525    

As we are aware the senior citizens population is around 20%. we should rise to the occasion in raising our voice against the Delhi Govt in deliberatly ignoring our problems and adding fuel to the hike in prices. 

Thanking you      

R K Nanda 

President 'Sahyog' Varisht Nagrik Manch, Shalimar Bagh, Delhi. 110088

Executive Member..Senior Citizens Confedration Council of Delhi, 

President Railway Pensioners Association, Tilak Nagar, New Delhi 

Vice President RWA CC Block Shalimar Bagh, Delhi. 110088

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I, am 86 year old person, living alone with my wife 80 years in B3A/58—A, Janakpuri, New Delhi. Our water meter connection No. is J-6049.  This meter is stopped for decades and the bill was raised on average @ 7 K.L. per month upto January 2011.  From March 2011 the consumption rate was increased to 8 K.L. per month arbitrarily. Surprisingly the consumption was raised to 20 K.L. per month from March, 2012. 

We have no servant, no conveyance and no reason to waste water. The rise in average consumption is not understood. Your Zone is not prepared to listen. The defective meter is to be replaced by Department and not me.

You are requested to direct the Zonal Revenue Officer, Janakpuri to amend the bills, wrongly raised. We always pay in advance.

We are eagerly awaiting your reply.

S.K. CHANDAN

B3A/58-A, Janakpuri, New Delhi.

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There is a great resentment amongst all the residents of Delhi regarding DJB attitude of charging for sewerage and service tax so heavily and collecting money for funding their own political aspirations for the sake of capturing their verdict in the coming elections by be-fooling the citizens.  They remained silent for 5 years and continued burdening the citizens and now offering them lollipop of joining in their side. 

Every time the Govt. is regularizing unauthorised colonies, but no body has heard for any punishment for the person who is responsible for creating these colonies.  What a pity?  We all should rise to the occasion to set right the political system in the interest of citizens only and not for the benefit of the politicians. 

R K Nanda