HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) is shedding out on nearly Rs five crore earnings per thirty days because of the inordinate delay in installation of water meters in Malkajgiri GHMC periphery circle.
As a part of the World Bank funded Malkajgiri Water Supply Scheme, 74,000 imported water meters had been to be installed but with leader minister K Chandrasekhar Rao yet to take a decision at the allotment of the the most important municipal administration & urban building (MA&UD) portfolio, the venture is caught in a limbo.
“Two months before the election notification for Telangana meeting polls, HMWS&SB sent a letter to MA&UD in quest of permission for the problem of LoA to the selected bidder for installation of the meters freed from value to the shoppers,” said a extremely placed HMWS&SB supply.
Since then, the letter has been caught at the MA&UD despite repeated reminders, said assets, adding that the lowest bid of Rs 66.59 was once submitted via the SPML-SIAN three way partnership.
“Till the MA&UD minister approves the LoA, we can't factor the letter to the selected bidder,” said an MA&UD supply.
In reality, a World Bank crew that visited Malkajgiri just lately to study the scheme, steered the Water Board to complete the water meter installation at the earliest.
According to Water Board assets, the only factor pending within the nearly Rs 339 crore Malkajgiri Water Supply Scheme, taken up with World Bank help, is the installation of water meters as the remaining works like building of carrier reservoirs and laying of pipelines has already been completed.
The Water Board is shedding out on revenues as it has already commenced supplying potable water to Malkajgiri citizens below the scheme.
As a part of the World Bank funded Malkajgiri Water Supply Scheme, 74,000 imported water meters had been to be installed but with leader minister K Chandrasekhar Rao yet to take a decision at the allotment of the the most important municipal administration & urban building (MA&UD) portfolio, the venture is caught in a limbo.
“Two months before the election notification for Telangana meeting polls, HMWS&SB sent a letter to MA&UD in quest of permission for the problem of LoA to the selected bidder for installation of the meters freed from value to the shoppers,” said a extremely placed HMWS&SB supply.
Since then, the letter has been caught at the MA&UD despite repeated reminders, said assets, adding that the lowest bid of Rs 66.59 was once submitted via the SPML-SIAN three way partnership.
“Till the MA&UD minister approves the LoA, we can't factor the letter to the selected bidder,” said an MA&UD supply.
In reality, a World Bank crew that visited Malkajgiri just lately to study the scheme, steered the Water Board to complete the water meter installation at the earliest.
According to Water Board assets, the only factor pending within the nearly Rs 339 crore Malkajgiri Water Supply Scheme, taken up with World Bank help, is the installation of water meters as the remaining works like building of carrier reservoirs and laying of pipelines has already been completed.
The Water Board is shedding out on revenues as it has already commenced supplying potable water to Malkajgiri citizens below the scheme.
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