MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD )
(a)&(b): The Government of National capital Territory of Delhi
has reported that no such Public Notice had been issued by them
on 3rd June, 2004. However, the Central Ground Water Board had
issued a Public Notice on 29th July, 2004 on adoption of Roof
top Rain Water Harvesting by Group Housing Societies,
Institutions/Scools, Hotels, Industrial Establishments in the
Municipal corporation of South and South West Districts of NCT
of Delhi by 30th June, 2005. The Central Ground Water Board has
provided technical guidance to various Group Housing Societies,
Institutions, School etc. as per details given below:-
Group Housing Societies RWAs,DDA Colonies etc. 233
Institutions, Schools, Colleges, Universities 262
Hotels, Guest Houses 17
Industries/Industrial establishments 112
Farm Houses 41
(c)&(d): The Union Government had modified the Unified Building
Byelaws for Delhi on 28.7.2001 to make water harvesting in all
building on plots of 100 sqm. and above mandatory.
The Government of National capital Territory of Delhi
(GNCTD) has reported that it had a plan scheme for grant of
assistance to Residents` Welfare Association (RWAs) and
Cooperative Group Housing Societies (CGHS) for adopting Rain
Water Harvesting. Under this scheme financial assistance
amounting to Rs.50,000 or 50% of the cost of the project
whichever is less is being sanctioned to registered RWAs and
CGHS, private/Government Schools, industrial buildings,
hospitals, charitable institutions, NGO buildings etc. for
entire Delhi except a few places in North-West and North-East
Districts of the city.
Apart from this the Central Ground Water Board organizes
mass awareness and training programme on rain water harvesting
and artificial recharge of ground water. The print and
electronic media, advertisements posters, etc. are also used to
create awareness amongst the public.