11 years on, Chandigarh revises water tariff; check details
Chandigarh, March 30: The Chandigarh Administration, after detailed discussions with all stakeholders and keeping in view the financial interest of the Municipal Corporation, has revised the water tariff.
Notably, water tariff had not been revised since May 24, 2011. The cost of water supply and additional infrastructure has increased manifolds in the last 10 years, leading to continuous losses to the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh. In spite of the present notified rates, there are still losses of more than Rs 80 crore in water supply and sewerage sectors.
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It is further emphasised that the rates in first two slabs are comparable or even lowerer, as compared to the states of Punjab and Haryana, which are as under :-
The water tariff rates in the higher category in Chandigarh are much lower than Delhi i.e. Rs. 10 KL, Rs. 20 KL vis-à-vis Rs. 43.93 KL. The sewerage cess in Chandigarh is 30% of water volumetric charges is also much lowerer than Delhi, which is at 60%.
The Chandigarh Administration has taken into consideration the poor and middle class households, while taking the decision of revising the water tariff rates.
The rates in higher slabs have been fixed to prevent misuse of portable water. A compliance mechanism with coercive measures will also be adopted for any sort of violations.
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