Tiruchi Corporation Council revises drinking water, UGD charges

The Tiruchi Corporation Council connected Tuesday resolved to revise the charges and deposit amounts for underground drainage (UGD) connections and drinking h2o supply.

As per the revised structure, properties are charged based connected the gathering country successful quadrate feet. For residential houses up to 600 sq ft, deposits for h2o connections person been fixed astatine ₹7,500 with a monthly complaint of ₹180. Properties measuring betwixt 601 and 1,200 sq ft volition wage a deposit of ₹10,000 and a monthly interest of ₹200, portion those betwixt 1,201 and 1,800 sq ft volition wage ₹12,500 arsenic a deposit and ₹270 per month. For houses supra 1,801 sq ft, the deposit and monthly charges volition beryllium accrued proportionally successful enactment with the gathering area.

For UGD connections, deposits stay unchanged, but the monthly charges person been revised. For residential properties up to 600 sq ft are fixed astatine ₹100, for 601 and 1200 sq ft astatine ₹140, and 1201 and 1800 sq ft astatine ₹180. The resolutions besides projected a 10% hike each 5 years successful some the monthly charges and the deposit amounts.

A conception of councillors opposed the solution and questioned the fairness of charging residents based connected plinth country alternatively than existent consumption. “With the implementation of 24/7 metered h2o supply, however volition the charges beryllium calculated?” asked K. Ambikapathy, AIADMK councillor. Several councillors, including K. Suresh Kumar, S. Suresh, and LIC K. Sankar, urged the Mayor to reconsider the hike and rotation it backmost to the archetypal charges.

Mayor M. Anbazhagan, who chaired the meeting, said the solution was passed arsenic per statutory requirements. “The suggestions of the councillors volition beryllium noted and taken up with the authorities. The resolutions person been passed arsenic mandated by the State government. All different Corporations person already passed akin resolutions. It is present up to the authorities to determine whether to instrumentality it oregon not. The revised charges volition beryllium enforced lone aft the State authorities issues an order,” helium said.

The Council approved the relocation of Burma Bazaar shops from Singarathope and Teppakulam to the Yanaikulam crushed to easiness congestion successful the engaged commercialized area. A full of 95 shops volition beryllium developed astatine the caller site, each with a level country of 80 sq ft. The monthly rent has been fixed astatine ₹4,400, excluding GST, with a refundable deposit of ₹50,000. Councillors besides urged the Mayor to earmark abstraction for thoroughfare vendors to support their livelihoods.