The Hindu 26.11.2009
Power rate increase may push up water tariff
Staff Reporter
Bangalore: An increase in power tariff will burden the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) which may be forced to go in for an upward revision of the water tariff, BWSSB Chairperson P.B. Ramamurthy said here on Wednesday.
Mr. Ramamurthy was speaking after inaugurating a mobile any-time water bill payment kiosk at Yelahanka.
Mr. Ramamurthy told presspersons that any increase in power tariff would impact BWSSB as it used electricity extensively to operate its pumping stations across the city. There was an increase of 35 paise and 30 paise per unit for the HT and LT water supply respectively in the tariff order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission on Wednesday.
However, any increase in water tariff would have to be approved by the State Government as the board could not take an independent decision in this regard.
Mr. Ramamurthy said that the mobile bill payment scheme was aimed at providing prompt payment facility to residents of the areas added to the city from the erstwhile city municipal councils.
