26 illegal water connections disconnected

Rawalpindi : The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) in its ongoing drive against illegal connection holders, disconnected 26 water connections here on Saturday.

Director WASA Umer Farooq while talking to this agency said that Wasa on Saturday served notices to 25 water connection holders over non-payment, while as many as 13 suction motors have been confiscated in various parts of the city.

Umer informed an amount of Rs233,440 has also been recovered from the defaulters pending for the last many years.

The Director said the operation would continue against illegal water theft and the defaulters, adding, their water connections would be disconnected if they failed to pay their dues.