First 6,000 Litres No Longer Free
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New Delhi: Get ready to pay more for water in the new year. From being the city with the lowest water tariff, Delhi is set to charge the highest (Rs 470) among the four metros for households using up more than 30 kilolitres a month.
The Delhi Jal Board on Monday put its stamp on the hike in water tariff in the Capital, amid indications that rates will almost double, though they will still be among the lowest in the country, Board sources said.
After being rapped for wastage of over 40 per cent of water due to leakages in its pipe network, the Delhi Jal Board is now planning to plug the holes, after it awarded contract for leakage management to a Japanese agency, Japan International Co-operation Association.
NEW DELHI: Commercial and industrial consumers in the Capital in the years to come may not be able to use water supplied by the Delhi Jal Board for non-potable purposes. To take its water conservation drive further ahead, the Jal Board has proposed that all non-domestic users should use treated water for non-drinking purposes.
The Delhi Jal Board is yet to fix the fresh rates for water and table it before the Delhi Cabinet.
Officials in the agency say the tariff will be more than doubled, pointing out at the same time that the new tariff structure will continue to be the lowest in the country despite the hike.
New Delhi: With Uttar Pradesh curtailing water supply to the Bhagirathi and Sonia Vihar plants for an additional eight days due to annual maintenance of the Ganga Canal, Delhi is likely to face a serious water crisis till the city makes alternative arrangements.
