For industry and mass consumption, the BWSSB has increased the rate by 0.90 Paisa per liter. | Photo credit: file photo
The increase in the water rate in Bangalore will pinch the industrial sector that consumes Cauvery water in bulk volumes, industry experts say. The industrialists said Althegh the walk may seem minimal per liter, it translates into making a big difference for the large volumes of water industries.
For industry and bulk consumption, the Bangalore Water Supply and the Sevenage Board (BWSSB) have increased the rate by 0.90 Paisa per liter. Industry experts said that the industries paid ₹ 90 per kilolitro and now increase in ₹ 10.
MG Balakrishna, President, Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industries of Karnataka (FKCCI), talking to The Hindu, Said the increase will burn the pockets since the consumption of the industry is large. The average minimum consumption of small -scale industries in the city is 50,000 liters, and the medium industries are 1 Lakh liters per day. This means that more than 9,000 were charged for consuming liters of Lakh, and now the industries have to pay ₹ 10,000. For a month, this will translate to ₹ 30,000 more in water invoices, which is not a small walk, he said.
Mr. Balakrishna also said that the average consumption per day of large -scale industries is more than two Lakh. “When the walk is seen on a per liter scale, it may seem small, it is not even a paisa, but it is really huge,” he said.
Walk in sanitary charges
While the water rate for domestic connections varies from 0.15 lands to 1 paisa, which inflates the invoice by a large margin is the increase in sanitary charges of 25% or 50% water loads or water loads. In addition to this, the charges of the meter of ₹ 30. Therefore, if the consumption of a house is 8,000 kiloliters, the water invoice will go from ₹ 100 to ₹ 132. For a consumption of 50,000 kiloliters, the highest slab for domestic connections, it is likely that the bill will pay ₹ 1,191 to ₹ 1,809.
Published – April 10, 2025 10:08 PM IST