Slums without an authorised drainage system will finally get water connection, as part of the ‘Water for All’ policy with the BMC relaxing the rules. Thousands of slum dwellers have been waiting for the connection for over three-four years, but could not secure it in view of the clause that mandated existing drainage system as a prerequisite.

With this decision, around 55,000 buildings without occupancy certificates and 20 lakh people in around 150 illegal slums will get legal, regular and clean water. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, however, has decided not to grant water connection to dilapidated buildings and encroachments.