The Hindu 09.07.2013
BWSSB eyes Rs. 2.5 crore more revenue from bulk consumers
With the increase in tariff for bulk consumes of Cauvery water, the
Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) will get additional
revenue of Rs. 2.5 crore a month.
Addressing presspersons here on
Monday, Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy said water tariff had been
hiked for bulk consumers such as apartments from July 1, 2013.
BWSSB
has been supplying Cauvery water to 11,696 apartments having 2.54 lakh
units in the city. Before the tariff hike, BWSSB was collecting Rs. 2.74
crore a month from these apartments.
He said in an attempt to
plug leakage of piped water supply, the board had hired the services of
L&T to conduct a survey and replace pipes, household water
connections and meters in six Assembly constituencies in south
Bangalore.
The pilot project would cover 65 to 70 district
metering areas in Basavanagudi, Chamarajpet, Padmanabhanagar, Jayanagar,
BTM Layout and Bangalore South. The project would be completed by
August-end, the Minister said.
