Water Board enhances tariff for commercial, industrial consumers

Hyderabad, Feb 7 : The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board has decided to enhance the tariff to the commercial, industrial and industrial water based consumers.

The revised rate per kilo litre of water for Commercial Consumers will be Rs 40 (0-15), Rs 70 (16-100), Rs 100 (101-200) and Rs 100 (above 200 for entire quantity). The revised for commercial consumers outside GHMC area will be Rs 180 per kilo litre for entire quanty although there will be no sewerage cess.

Similarly, the revised tariff for Industrial Consumers will Rs 50 (0-15), Rs 80 (16-100) Rs 120 (101-200) and Rs 120 (above 200 for entire quantity). The tariff for Industrial Consumers outside GHMC area will be Rs 180 per kilo litre for entire quantity.

Likewise, the tariff for Industrial (Water Based) will be Rs 200 per kilo litre for entire quantity and Rs 240 per KL for those based outside GHMC area.

The consumers based within GHMC limits in all the categories will also have to pay sewerage charges of 35% on water demand while there will be no sewerage cess for consumers outside GHMC area.

The board has also decided to simplify documentation for water supply connections, regularize illegal water supply connections and provide One Time Interest Waiver for the consumers, as detailed below.

The documentation required to be submitted for taking 15mm dia water supply connection have been simplified. Now the applicants who are the real owners of the premises or lessess, without any legal problems but do not possess the documents like Regd. Sale deed/Lease deed/Gift Deed/Partition deed/Settlement deed/House site patta issued by the Tahsildar, can file an affidavit (indemnity bond) on Rs.100/- Non Judicial Stamp paper duly notarized in the prescribed format, with Electricity bill along with the application.

Further, the regularization of illegal water supply connection VDS 2014 is applicable only for the premises which are not having water supply connections earlier. This scheme will be in force up to 31st March 2014.

The Board also decided to waive off the entire interest amount for the consumers who clear their entire dues before 31st March 2014.  INN