Hyderabad: The state government has approved a 100 per cent hike in water tariff for the industries and the commercial category consumers. The tariff revision will earn the Water Board an additional Rs 300 crore per annum. Domestic consumers have been spared. The tariff was last revised in December 2011 for all consumer categories.

 

The Board meeting, chaired by Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, on Wednesday approved the tariff hike proposals submitted by the Water Board that stated that the frequent hike in electricity tariff has increased the power bill of the Water Board from Rs 35 crore to Rs 55 crore in just over a year.