<p>Speaking after piloting the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage (Amendment) Bill 2011, Suresh Kumar said the government will make suitable amendments to various <br />legislations to implement the move.<br /><br />The present amendment makes it mandatory for every owner or occupier of a building having site area of not less than 2,400 sq ft or every owner who proposes to construct a building on a site area of not less than 1,200 sq ft in BWSSB jurisdiction to make provision for rainwater harvesting structures. The bill was passed by a voice vote. <br /><br />The Council also adopted two other bills - the Karnataka Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2011 and the Karnataka Conferment of Ownership on Mulageni or Volamalgeni Tenants Bill 2011 - which have already been passed by the Assembly.<br />Suresh Kumar said the amendments to the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act-1976 would provide for formation of area sabhas and ward committees thereby institutionalising citizen participation.<br /><br />One of the mandatory reforms to be undertaken by the state government under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission is to enact a law providing for community participation in the municipal corporations having a population exceeding three lakh.<br /><br />“It requires the establishment of a three tier structure of governance at the level of municipal council, ward committee and area sabha,” Suresh Kumar said.</p>
<p>Speaking after piloting the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage (Amendment) Bill 2011, Suresh Kumar said the government will make suitable amendments to various <br />legislations to implement the move.<br /><br />The present amendment makes it mandatory for every owner or occupier of a building having site area of not less than 2,400 sq ft or every owner who proposes to construct a building on a site area of not less than 1,200 sq ft in BWSSB jurisdiction to make provision for rainwater harvesting structures. The bill was passed by a voice vote. <br /><br />The Council also adopted two other bills - the Karnataka Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2011 and the Karnataka Conferment of Ownership on Mulageni or Volamalgeni Tenants Bill 2011 - which have already been passed by the Assembly.<br />Suresh Kumar said the amendments to the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act-1976 would provide for formation of area sabhas and ward committees thereby institutionalising citizen participation.<br /><br />One of the mandatory reforms to be undertaken by the state government under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission is to enact a law providing for community participation in the municipal corporations having a population exceeding three lakh.<br /><br />“It requires the establishment of a three tier structure of governance at the level of municipal council, ward committee and area sabha,” Suresh Kumar said.</p>