The New Indian Express 29.07.2010
New pipes, water bills come down for hospitals
BANGALORE: Victoria Hospital and Bowring Hospital have heaved a sigh of relief after the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) replaced some 40-year-old water supply pipes.
It has helped the two hospitals save `17.83 lakh as water bill.
In 2009, during a hearing of the High Court Lok Adalat, the superintendents of both the hospitals had admitted that they were paying more than `75 lakh as water charges.
The water board has submitted the action report before the High Court Lok Adalat stating that after replacing rusted pipes of Victoria Hospital, the bill amount reduced to `25 lakh per month from `36.8 lakh per month.
This has saved them `11.8 lakh per month.
The old pipes were causing leakage and raising the bills for the hospitals, BWSSB said.
The BWSSB replaced the pipeline within the premises of Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital at a cost of `68 lakh.
For Victoria Hospital, the cost of replacing the pipes went up to `80 lakh.
The Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital, in January 2009, paid `31 lakh as water bill.
The pipe replacement has brought down the bills by nearly 6 lakh litres per month.
