By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: Water Resources Minister AL Hek has informed that rain water harvesting in the existing and new buildings on plots of 100 square metres and above has been made mandatory in the Meghalaya Bye Laws-2011.
Replying to a question raised by Manas Chaudhuri (Ind) during Question Hour in the Assembly on Monday, Hek said that if the people failed to comply with the above provision of the Act to have facility of rain water harvesting in their building then the department is authorized to deny the occupancy certificate.
Earlier, Chaudhuri said that even though the State receives abundant rainfall but all of it goes to waste due to absence of a mechanism to tap rain water.
The Water Resources Minister however failed to reply to a supplementary question posed by James K Sangma on how many buildings have applied for rain water harvesting.
Hek said that such records would be available with the Urban Affairs department.