Swipe smart card and get your water bill
Its an era of “smart cards”. Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) has been issuing smart cards to 100 selected customers with the implementation of water supply.
The smart card is in the size of an ATM card and entails details about person’s consumer number, water consumption details and water meter number.
A bill is generated when the consumers swipe the smart card at spot billing machines (SBM). Data pertaining to consumers usage information will be fed into the machine.
Soon after the bill is generated the consumer will get an SMS alert to the registered mobile number providing information about last payment date and current bill status.
Source: The Times of India
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