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Water to cost more in Uttarakhand as government gives consent to increase rates

Drinking water in the state is going to be expensive. Water bill will increase by 15 percent annually. Which is only 9 percent for low income and 11 percent annual income for middle income. The cabinet had instructed all the committees to be formed before the annual increase and report to be prepared.

The first meeting of all the committees was held in the Secretariat under the chairmanship of Water Minister Prakash Pant on Friday. The Committee was told that the annual increase in water bills has been implemented automatically every year from April 1. There is no separate order for this. Even before, annual bill of water increased by 15 percent. At the time of the disaster in 2013, it was reduced to 9% for the lower income group and 11% for the middle income. This year, the yearly water institution is losing millions in revenue. There was a proposal to increase the annual growth to 15% like in the past. The committee gave theoretical consent to the rates and directed to prepare the final proposal till the next meeting. In the next meeting of the committee, the rates will be finalized and placed before the cabinet.

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