Officials informed that over 70 per cent consumers were availing the 20KL free water scheme, which left about 4.5 lakh consumer account numbers (CANs) being billed on a monthly basis. Officials ...

the State government has directed the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board to look into the possibility of extending the 20KL free water supply scheme to households in these areas.

Hyderabad: General Managers (GMs) of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) have written to their managing director C. Sudharsan Reddy to scrap 20KL free water scheme.

A consumer is charged the entire amount only if the monthly water consumption crosses the 20KL mark. The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Sunday approved the extension of the scheme to supply ...