SECUNDERABAD: Come August 1, residents of condo complexes in Secunderabad Cantonment must cough up much more towards their water expenses. Colonies maintained by means of resident welfare associations (RWAs) would pay a per 30 days bill of ?10,000, as a substitute of ?eight,500, as a part of the revised tariff.
Those staying in apartments must pay a water tariff of ?450 a month henceforth, from ?315. For flats in lower source of revenue group, an quantity of ?214 consistent with flat shall be amassed.
To regularise illegal water connections, SCB proposed amassing ?25,000 consistent with flat for regular group, and ?15,000 consistent with flat for lower source of revenue group flats. For the slums and basthis (non-RCC constructions), there shall be no hike in tariff,but they are to pay ?eight,500 to regularise illegal water connections.
Residents said the tariff is double the tariff amassed by means of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board. “HMWS&SB customers get exchange day water provide. But SCB has now not bothered to augment provide and yet, is hiking the tariff,” V Ranga Raju, a flat proprietor, said.
“SCB has no proper to hike water tariff at a time after we are getting erratic provide and polluted water,” a member of an RWA, Bowenpally, said.
SCB water wing superintendent S Raj Kumar said the water tariff is being revised with consent of all participants of the eight wards. “We pay ?1.five crore a month to HMWS&SB to attract water, but we get deficient revenues from customers. We have a huge deficit. The average source of revenue from the water expenses is ?70 lakh per thirty days,” he said.
“The revised tariff is only a proposal. A last choice shall be taken quickly, after dialogue with councillors,” said SCB vice-president J Ramakrishna.
Those staying in apartments must pay a water tariff of ?450 a month henceforth, from ?315. For flats in lower source of revenue group, an quantity of ?214 consistent with flat shall be amassed.
To regularise illegal water connections, SCB proposed amassing ?25,000 consistent with flat for regular group, and ?15,000 consistent with flat for lower source of revenue group flats. For the slums and basthis (non-RCC constructions), there shall be no hike in tariff,but they are to pay ?eight,500 to regularise illegal water connections.
Residents said the tariff is double the tariff amassed by means of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board. “HMWS&SB customers get exchange day water provide. But SCB has now not bothered to augment provide and yet, is hiking the tariff,” V Ranga Raju, a flat proprietor, said.
“SCB has no proper to hike water tariff at a time after we are getting erratic provide and polluted water,” a member of an RWA, Bowenpally, said.
SCB water wing superintendent S Raj Kumar said the water tariff is being revised with consent of all participants of the eight wards. “We pay ?1.five crore a month to HMWS&SB to attract water, but we get deficient revenues from customers. We have a huge deficit. The average source of revenue from the water expenses is ?70 lakh per thirty days,” he said.
“The revised tariff is only a proposal. A last choice shall be taken quickly, after dialogue with councillors,” said SCB vice-president J Ramakrishna.
Water tariff hike in Cantt from August 1
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