The Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB) has begun to serve legal notices on big water bill defaulters. Some of these bills are pending for over a decade. In view of summer, authorities have cautioned that if the defaluters do not clear…
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Concession in Interest for Defaulters: Water Board
With an objective of closing issues with old dues that are pending against users, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewage Board (HMWS&SB) is going to offer concession in interest to defaulters. This is to ensure that they pay off…
Water Board Officials Seize Defaulters’ Assets
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS & SB) under Revenue Recovery (RR) Act seized assets from the defaulters. This was the second time the Board seized the assets for non payment of dues in the last two…
Sufficient Groundwater in City Until Monsoon
According to officials of the Ground Water Department (GWD) of state government, there is enough quantity of groundwater. This water will last until the next monsoon. The quantity of groundwater at a place is determined by checking the depth of…
Waterboard Simplified Norms for New Connection
Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) has simplified norms for obtaining new water connections. According to the new norms, the applicant can produce electricity bill as a proof for getting new connections. Earlier, applicants had to provide proofs…
One-Time settlement of Water Bill Dues
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) has decided to extend One Time Settlement (OTS) scheme by waiving the entire interest amount to both private and government defaulters coming forward to clear their long pending dues. Following are…
Hike in Water Tariff for Firms
For industries and commercial category consumers, the state government has decided to hike water tariff by 100%. The Water Board will be earning an extra income of 300 crore per year with this tariff revision. For all consumer categories, last…
Water Tariff to Double in Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB)
SCB is planning to hike the current water tariff from Rs. 6 per KL (kiloliters) to Rs. 13.50 per KL from 2013. The residents in the cantonment are facing a lot of trouble due to water shortage. The area gets…
Secunderabad Cantonment Board Decides to Fix Water Meters for Residential Connections
To improve income and to monitor water usage and consumption, Secunderabad Cantonment Board has decided to fix water meters for all the residential connections in its jurisdiction. This decision was taken after the SCB found that it was not getting…
Tariff for Drinking Water is Set to be Hiked
15 Sep 11: The HMWSSB has sent a proposal to the government for approval which states that the tariff for drinking water supplied to domestic and commercial consumers has to be hiked. As per the proposal, the water board has…