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Water Board Increases Tariff for Commercial, Industrial Consumers

Saturday, 08 February 2014 00:00 administrator
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The New Indian Express              08.02.2014 

Water Board Increases Tariff for Commercial, Industrial Consumers

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) has enhanced the tariff for commercial, industrial and industrial water-based consumers with immediate effect. The tariff increase is 100 percent.

However, domestic consumers have been spared from the hike.

15 MM Dia Water Connections

The applicants who are the real owners of the premises or lessess, without any legal problems but do not possess the documents like registered sale deed/lease deed/gift seed/partition deed/settlement deed/house site patta issued by the tahsildar can file an affidavit (indemnity bond) on `100 non-judicial stamp paper duly notarised in the prescribed format, with electricity bill along with the application.

Rugularisation of Connections: The water board will regularise illegal water connections for the premises which are not having water supply connections earlier.

This scheme will be in force up to March 31. Charges will be collected as detailed below. For 15 mm dia, service charges of Rs 300 will be collected from the customers. Normal connection charges as per plot area will be applied for domestic customers, for slums normal connection charges of `200 have to be paid.

For 20 mm dia connections and above, service charges will be `300, connection charges will be as per plot area and normal connection charges as per plot area will be applied.

For the consumers who clear their entire dues before  March 31, the entire interest amount will be waived.

 

GHMC to Demolish Illegal Huts near PVNR Expressway

Saturday, 08 February 2014 00:00 administrator
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The New Indian Express              08.02.2014 

GHMC to Demolish Illegal Huts near PVNR Expressway

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation commissioner Somesh Kumar on Saturday directed the zonal commissioner to remove illegal temporary huts at Laxminagar crossroads near Pillar No 68 of the PVNR Expressway as they were causing inconvenience to the people, leading to accidents at the said location.

He instructed the officials to identify places for rehabilitating the slum-dwellers and also put up  proposals for road-widening from Laxminagar to Gudimalkapur.

The commissioner along BJP floor leader and area corporator Bangari Prakash and senior officials of the Central Zone visited few areas of Mehdipatnam division at the request of area corporator.

The corporator informed the commissioner that several accidents were taking place almost every day and requested the commissioner to take steps for road widening at the earliest.

He also visited Bhojagutta area and inspected the grave yard and directed the executive engineer and the zonal commissioner to coordinate with the mandal revenue officer for marking the boundaries and to take up the construction work of the compound wall.

The corporator has also shown a government land for setting up night shelters.

 

Mayor’s office proposes House, budget meet on same day

Friday, 07 February 2014 11:43 administrator
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The Indian Express              07.02.2014

Mayor’s office proposes House, budget meet on same day

Ludhiana Municipal Corporation. 

Already flouting the rules by not organising a general House meeting once every month, Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) is now facing strong criticism for proposal of holding general House meet and budget meet on the same day.

As per rules, MC House should meet at least once a month to discuss problems and grievances of city residents, but Ludhiana MC holds 2-3 meets in a year only. The last House meeting was held on January 17, and that too because the projects could not have been passed to JNNURM, New Delhi, without its approval.

Now, taking cover under an excuse of the code of conduct coming into force anytime for Lok Sabha elections, the civic body is planning to hold the budget and House meeting on the same day – which councillors say is just an “eyewash” to escape their questions and problems.

Gurpreet Gogi, councillor from Congress said, “Everything is happening against the Constitution. A House meeting cannot be held properly since grievances of more than 70 councillors cannot be heard in a single day. How can a budget meeting be also held on the same day? They are just planning a formality meeting. We completely oppose this proposal.”

Similar views were expressed by Inder Aggarwal, councillor from BJP. He said, “The House meeting itself needs at least two days to be conducted. Now, how can the budget be discussed in a few hours? It is a complete mockery of the system.” Independent councillor Daljit Grewal also shared the same views.

When contacted, Hartej Singh, secretary to Mayor said, “It is an initial proposal that both meetings will be held on the same day, but it has not been finalised. We thought that an hour will be enough to discuss the budget. But if councillors are opposing it, we will re-think the proposal.”

 
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