Water meters will soon be installed in Lucknow
Lucknow- From past few months a heavy amount of water is being wasted by the residents of Lucknow. Thus to control the water consumption and prevent its wastage Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam is taking steps towards it.
The corporation is planning to install water meters in all private houses across the whole city who receives water supply from Jai Sansthan. Initially, they are planning to implement this in Indira Nagar and Gomti Nagar by September 2013.
In the year 2007, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) took the charge to set up water metres across whole Lucknow city. But it got delayed due to some financial problems which was not collected within the given time.
Once these meters are installed, consumers will have to pay extra charges for consuming water over the limit. The limit set is 150 litres Litres per capita per day (LPCD) but very soon government is planning to reduce it to 135 LPCD. Tax on water is fixed and vary according to the Annual Rental Value (ARV).
The chief engineer of Jai Nigam explained about their progress in installing water meters. They have collected the required amount in parts thus are working in phases. The first phase includes installing water meters in Indira Nagar and Gomti Nagar. Then they will move to all other parts of the city.
The tenders of this project in Lucknow has been released two months back. The chosen firm will sign a contract for five years and will look after the water supply, installation of meters, its monitoring, collection of revenue, billing and maintenance etc.
There are very few cases (5-7 percent) where people draw water illegally form Jai Nigam’s pipe. Once all the meters are installed, it would be easy for the corporation to calculate the amount of water wasted. Thus preventive measures can be taken accordingly.
The sanctioned fund for the water meters in the year 2007 will be less to cover the entire city, as the cost of these meters have increased today. Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) is also thinking to change the volumetric tariff of water consumption. This might help them to increase their revenue. They also thought of doing this earlier but many people opposed it.
The corporation also tried to install water meters but they failed because these water meters required an uninterrupted water supply for smooth functioning.
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