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.