Minister For Urban Development And Municipal Affairs Anam Ramnarayan Reddy on Thursday stated that the government was awaiting a report and then would take a decision to increase water cess in the municipalities.
Talking to media persons at the State secretariat, Reddy revealed that the government had asked the commissioner and Directorate Of Municipal Administration to study the increase in the costs of supplying water to municipalitis and submit a report.
Reddy pointed out that the expenditure on the water supply schemes under JNNURM in the municipalities had increased due to a hike in power tariff.
The minister added that any hike in water cess would be decided after the government received the report and studied it in detail.
Health Minister Danam Nagender, BC Welfare Minister Mukesh Goud and other officials were present.
Courtesy: INN
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