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Water may cost more for a commercial user

Monday, 27 September 2010 05:52 administrator
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The Deccan Chronicle  27.09.2010

Water may cost more for a commercial user

Hyderabad, Sept. 26: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) is proposing to hike the water tariff for its commercial consumers at `35 per kl by creating a separate tariff slab for them. There will be no hike for domestic consumers.

The Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, had asked officials of the board to study the tariff structure in Delhi, Chennai and Bengaluru and propose one for Hyderabad. The last revision to the tariff was made in January 2005 when six different slabs were created with no difference between domestic and commercial consumers. As a result, there is no uniform slab for commercial consumers who are paying different tariffs depending upon the slab they are covered by.

“We want to bring out a uniform slab for commercial consumers so they have to pay `35 per kl (one kl is equal to 1,000 litres) whether they use 15 kl or even 200 kl,” said a board official.

The executive director of the water board, Mr Ashok Reddy, said, “The water board incurs a cost of `24 to bring and supply one kl of water in the city from the Krishna Phase-I and II. Likewise, the expenditure is `20 per kl of water that is pumped from Singur and Manjira and `3.50 per kl in the case of Osmansagar and Himayatsagar.

Last Updated on Monday, 27 September 2010 05:55
 

Not any drop to drink

Thursday, 23 September 2010 09:53 administrator
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The New Indian Express  23.09.2010

Not any drop to drink

Shortage of drinking water makes life hell for residents here Right: Open drains filled with silt and debris at Chinnappa Garden.

 

 

 

 

 

BANGALORE: The residents of Ramaswamy Palya are facing lot of problems due to acute shortage for drinking water. Some of them have to walk more than a one km to fetch water from a public tap.

They want the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) authorities to pressurise the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) either to dig borewells or improve the water supply.

They said that Corporator N Chandru had made tall promises while after winning the election but nothing done so far.

“He had assured us to ensure water supply round the clock. We do not want him to supply water round the clock but on regular basis. We have come all the way to here to fetch water. It is not so easy to carry water from here,’’ said M A Gracy, a housewife.

It is pity to see women fetching water from a tap put up at an open drain. “The unhygienic conditions here makes us to think twice before fetching water from this tap but we have no other option,’’ said Ratnamma, a housewife.

Many open drains at Chinnappa Garden needed to be strengthened. A few of them are filled with silt and garbage.  The unhygienic conditions prevalent in this area is indeed pitiable, for the residents have to bear the brunt of BBMP's apathetic attitude.

“The BBMP authorities have not done anything to clear the garbage and clean the open drains,’’ said P Shivanna, a resident.

The other problem of the residents is the lack of bus-shelter. The commuters have to wait in an open place for BMTC buses.

“There is no dearth for bus-shelters at other areas. It is quite surprising that no effort is made to put up a bus-shelter here. It will be difficult to wait for a bus during monsoon,’’ says Muneer Basha.

However, N Chandru, Corporator, was not available for comment.

Last Updated on Thursday, 23 September 2010 09:57
 

Narmada Drinking Water Project hits hurdle

Thursday, 23 September 2010 05:49 administrator
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The Pioneer  23.09.2010

Narmada Drinking Water Project hits hurdle

Staff Reporter | Bhopal

The most important drinking water project for the state capital, Narmada Drinking Water Project, is facing a hurdle — shortage of labourers.

According to senior officers, even if the number of labourers is increased, it will take at least 100 days more to complete the project. The construction agency, Kirloskar Ltd, had promised to complete the project by November 2010. Urban Administration Minister Babulal Gaur has once again asked to expedite the construction work.

The information was divulged at a review meeting chaired by Gaur on Wednesday. Mayor Krishna Gaur, Bhopal Municipal Corporation President Kailash Mishra, Principal Secretary of Public Works Department RK Swai, Secretary to Urban Administration and Development Department SPS Parihar, Commissioner SN Mishra, Additional Commissioner of BMC Arvind Dube and other officers were present.

Public Health Engineering Department Engineer-in-Chief Sudhir Saxena informed the meeting that the construction agency, Kirloskar, has so far revised the date of completion seven times, but due to shortage of availability of labourers and internal problems of the company, the date of completion has to be revised yet again. He said that the vice-president of Kirloskar Ltd, Sanjay Kirloskar will meet Chief Secretary Avni Vaish again within a week.

This meeting will give the company's final deadline to complete the work. The meeting was informed that in case the work of the project is not completed within the time limit in November, the company will have to pay penalty at the rate of Rs 10,000 per day. But, the main efforts would be to bring Narmada Water to Bhopal. The Narmada Drinking Water Project is taken up under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission and estimated at `339 crore.

BMC Additional Commissioner Arvind Dube informed the meeting about the progress of construction of overhead tanks and laying new pipelines in the city. He said the work has been divided into three priorities. The first priority has been accorded to Ahmedpur-Misrod region. The BMC has laid 23-km pipeline against a total length of 26 km. The remaining work will be completed by December 2010.

Last Updated on Thursday, 23 September 2010 05:51
 
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