Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Water Meters- Govt Violates the Law

Dear Sir/Madam

We draw your attention towards lapses by successive State Govt. since 2009 on an issue of prime importance in public utility domain where the law meant to provide a public guarantee on measurements of public utility has been violated by the government

Despite the fact the nearly 40 Lakh meters each are operational both in the domain of the DJB and BSES-NDPL an act of parliament meant to provide guarantees to the consumer are being violated by  successive state governments.

Successive Governments in Delhi have been acting in persistent violation of the Legal Metrology Act 2009 and the rules therein notified for implementation in 2011. As per the Act both the Water and energy meters are to be included in the legal provisions regarding weights & measures and manufacturers subject to penal provisions in the legal metrology act in case of faulty meters.

We have written to the government, including the Chief Minister requesting them to implement this, but have so far received no response.

The Delhi Govt has no laboratories to undertake large scale testing of mechanical or AMR meters and manufacturers of faulty meters (water & electricity) can go scot free as the penal provisions in the act can be evaded since the state government has not implemented the same by bringing the water and electricity meters under the ambit of weights & measures protocol thereby depriving the residents of Delhi of the public guarantee provided in the Act by the Parliament.

This is for your information

URJA has written to both the State and Central Govt on this and will pursue it.

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Sincerely

The Secretariat
United RWAs Joint Action

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