Drinking Water Charges to be Revised in Udupi From November 1: Click to Knw the Changes

The Udupi City Municipal Council announced an upward revision of drinking water rates with effect from November 1. The rates were supposed to be revised once in three years but were not revised in the last 12 years. Municipal Commissioner Rayappa said that input costs, including power and maintenance, have substantially increased during the period thereby forcing the revision.

Accordingly, domestic drinking water rates were revised from ₹7 to ₹11 per kilolitre up to 8 KL, from ₹9 to ₹15 up to 15 KL, from ₹11 to ₹20 up to 20 KL, and to ₹30 per KL if water consumption was more than 20 KL. For non-domestic consumers, the rates are revised from ₹14 per KL to ₹25, from ₹18 to ₹35 up to 15 KL, and from ₹22 to ₹50 if water consumption was more than 15 KL.

Commercial/ industrial consumers would pay ₹50 per KL up to 8 KL consumption instead of ₹36, ₹60 per KL up to 15 KL consumption instead of ₹44 earlier, and ₹70 per KL for consumption beyond 15 KL instead of the earlier ₹52 per KL. The Commissioner further said the CMC would levy ₹88 for domestic connections, ₹200 for non-domestic, and ₹400 for industrial/ commercial connections as fixed charges.