How to get water supply for house service connections from Town Panchayats limit in Tamil Nadu?

As  per the Tamil Nadu  Panchayat  Act, 1994, the Town Panchayat Executive Officer may at his discretion on application by the owner or by the occupier of any building arrange to supply water through House Service  Connections.   If the rental value  of the property is  more than  Rs.100/- and if supply can be provided for a distribution main not more than 100  feet distance from  any part of  such building,  it  is compulsory on the part of the owner or occupier to take a  house service connection.  The cost of making the connection and the cost or hire charges of water meters shall be borne by the owner or applicant. 

Each Town Panchayat has framed a separate water  supply bye-law for adoption by the consumer incorporating various  terms and conditions.  The total number of house service connections in a Town Panchayat area is restricted to the sanctioned capacity of the water supply scheme in force in a Town Panchayat. 

Procedure for application: 

The owner or occupier may apply for the house service connection in  the prescribed form. The application should be enclosed with the following documents. 

1. Application in the prescribed format 

2. Line  sketch and estimate indicating the  distribution main location of the house,  including the tap point and water metre. 

3. Challan remitting the charges and deposits prescribed by the concerned Town Panchayat in the respective Office. 

4. Property tax receipt for the preceding half-year. 

5. Agreement  duly  signed  (Agreement format available in  the application.)              

Model application form is enclosed in Annexure I & Annexure II .

ANNEXURE I

APPLICATION FOR SUPPLY OF WATER

 The Executive Officer.
 Town Panchayat.

 Date of Receipt:
 Sl.No.:
 Requested to contact
 on:

I,..................................................... Owner/Occupier  of the under noted building hereby  request  that you  will  arrange  to  supply me  with  water  for  domestic/non domestic purposes in house No........................ Street. The  domestic/non-domestic purpose referred to is................  and the  quantity of water likely to be consumed for such purpose  is   ..............................  litres per day  I agree  to  pay charges  at  the  rates specified in this  bylaws.     I  further undertake  to pay the meter rent and for maintenance  charges  as fixed  in the bylaws.  In the event of my desiring  to  terminate water supply arrangement herein provided for I undertake to  give a  month's notice in writing to the Executive Authority  to  that effect.

Encl:                             
                                

   Signature of the Owner/ Occupier of the premises.

   Address:

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 

 Office of the Town Panchayat,

 Sl.No.         Date:

 Received the application for supply of water  from Thiru..................  He is requested to contact the Executive Officer regarding the disposal of application on.......(after  30 days)   You  are assigned seniority No........  as  per  register maintained for this purpose.

 Executive Officer,Town Panchayat.                 

ANNEXURE - II

Application for  a  new  house-connection or for Transfering, Metering, extensions,  alterations and repairs  to  an existing  house  connections as per by-law framed  under  section 306(3) of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act 1920

Date:

To

     The Executive Officer,
     ...........................Town Panchayat.

Sir,

          I  am to give you notice that I intend to effect (1)  a new  water  supply house service connection  or  (2)  Transfering metering  extensions,  alterations and repairs  to  the  existing connection in house No..............in.....................Street.

 In accordance with the by-law  framed, I forward herewith  the estimate of the work to be done and its cost.

  I request that permission be accorded for executing the work.

                                    Signature of the Owner.

                                    Address.

ACKNWOLEDGEMENT.

Office of the Town Panchayat,

 .................................................                                                              

Sl.No.         Date.

                Received the application for supply of water  from Thiru...........    He  is  requested to  contact  the  Executive Officer regarding the disposal of application on.......(after  30 days)  He is  assigned seniority No........  as  per  register maintained for this purpose. 

Executive Officer,

  .....................................   Town Panchayat.        

Source: This answer is sourced from the portal of Directorate of Town Panchayat, Tamil Nadu.