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However, residents and the Bangalore Apartments’ Federation (BAF) have called it an attempt to harass them, with the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) over-reaching its mandate. Apartments constructed before 2016 were exempted from the rules which states that dual piping and complete reuse of STP water was not mandated for apartments connected to the sewerage network. While an estimated 100 apartments have received notices, Vaishnavi Ratham in T.
Dasarahalli, which has 360 households, is the first known case where KSPCB officers have asked that electricity connections be cut. Instead, they pointed us to a consultant who demanded ?5 lakh just to get the licence renewed,” says Bibartan Roy, president of the Vaishnavi Rathnam Apartment Residents Association. “There was a delay in filing for renewal, but KSPCB officials started pointing out things which are not mandatory for apartments built before 2016..