Chandigarh, April 16 -- Intensifying its crackdown on properties not getting the mandatory tertiary treated (TT) water connections installed, the municipal corporation (MC) has decided to penalise the violators.

On Tuesday, the corporation set a 15-day deadline for non-compliant residential and institutional properties to apply for the connections or face a penalty.

In December 2024, the MC House had passed a resolution to impose a penalty equivalent to 7.5% of the total water bill on properties not taking TT water connection despite repeated notices.

As per the Chandigarh Water Supply Bylaws, 2015, the use of TT water is compulsory in all houses/institutions sized one kanal and above.

The bylaws made TT water connections compulsory w...