General conditions for the provision of permanent water connection and public water supply

General conditions for the provision of permanent water connection and public water supply:

1. (1) Subject to the feasibility or suitability for the arrangement of water-connection by the department by laying galvanised iron pipes to any house or building or premises water connection may be provided on demand to such house, building or premises on payment of the prescribed charges of installation of such galvanised iron pipes into such a house or building as well as on regular and timely payment of the monthly bills charged by the department for actual consumption of water at such rate or rates as may be prescribed.
2. (2) Normally water connection shall be installed on the ground floor only. Only one connection shall be provided ordinarily for one house-hold or one family, but more than one connection may be provided to one building where the building is a multi-storeyed one and where more then one family are living in such building.
3. (3) Purposes of water-supply made by the Department shall be for human consumption such as for drinking, cooking, bathing, ablution, washing utensils etc and as may be prescribed.