Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar called BWSSB’s Blue Force for strict city-wide inspections through its special operations to raids in Bengaluru city.
The Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has stepped up its crackdown on illegal water and sewerage connections across the city, disconnecting 11,217 unauthorized connections and generating additional revenue of ₹55 crore in the last five months.
The enforcement, carried out by BWSSB’s special unit ‘Blue Force’, involved 54,625 buildings in Bengaluru North, South, East and West zones. Of the total disconnections, there were 9,751 drinking water connections and 1,466 sewage connections. The eastern zone recorded the highest number of disconnections at 3,151, while the southern zone recorded the maximum inspections, with officials visiting 13,908 buildings, according to the BWSSB report.
The BWSSB report said that continuous driving has significantly reduced water misuse and revenue leakage. The board collected ₹50 crore through pro rata charges by regulating illegal connections. Additionally, about 1,000 million liters of water, which was used illegally earlier, has now been transferred to the billing network, generating an estimated value of ₹ 5 crore, the report said.
The intervention also resulted in a monthly saving of nearly 210 million liters of drinking water, easing pressure on the city’s strained water infrastructure.
According to BWSSB chairman Ram Prasath Manohar, the drive is part of a wider effort to improve water supply and sanitation services. He emphasized that illegal connections and misuse adversely affect service delivery and infrastructure efficiency.
Inaugurated in November 2025, the ‘Blue Force’ consists of 18 teams, each with four members including an ex-serviceman, supervisor and disconnection staff, who carry out continuous checks across the city.
Published – 08 May 2026 21:54 IST
