- I Paid A Bribe
- 12 years ago
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Plumbers / contractor are holding the new BBMP areas to ransom.
- Water and Sewage
- New Connection
- Paid INR 5,000
********** *. (Plumbers / contractor) are holding the new BBMP areas to ransom. With the BWSSB not making it clear on how much service fee should those living on the outskirts of the city pay to obtain a Cauvery water connection, residents find themselves at the mercy of plumbers and their contractors. Apart from the actual cost of 2,040 per connection, each resident is being forced to shell out anywhere between 3,000 to 5,000 as ‘labour fee’. Using this loophole, plumbers and contractors in Konanakunte began dictating terms to residents. Be it in the issuing of applications for new connections or setting up of U-shaped meters, they have been fleecing residents on the pretext of avoiding unnecessary hassles in obtaining clearances at BWSSB offices. The plumber/ contractor challenge to shock the residents saying “we have to pay to all higher ups including AE & Comparators, if you don’t pay we will not give the connection, if you go directly and apply also we are the people who supply & install water meters we will se to that you don’t get the water connection” these are the words of ********** *., ********** ********** Works : ******* ******* . The residents of the area have already paid a inducement (bribe so called installation fee) of Rs.2000 to Rs.2500 when the BWSSB water line was dug and initiated a few months back. Now again after paying the official fee of Rs.2040 and Rs.8000 contribution fund they are demanding Rs.2500 to install the meter. We have a recorded the telephone conversion of the so called corrupt plumber / contractor, to verify you may want to call him as a potential customer & obtain the fact (cheating by him.) Please investigate and stop this nonsense, we are unable to deal directly as he pretends to be close aid of ******* .* Executive Engineer. Regards, ********, Srinidhi Layout Konanakunte