Bantwala: Resident shocked as they get water bill without water connection
Bantwala: A resident of Melkar in Pane Mangaluru is not using the municipal water. But shockingly, he has received a water bill from the municipal council.
Interestingly, the resident has paid the deposit to the council for getting drinking water connection a year back. But the municipal council which has failed to provide water connection to that resident has sent a water bill of Rs 373!
Melvin Desa of Bolangadi said that he has paid Rs 1500 deposit to the municipal council and applied for tap connection. But even after one year, he did not get the water connection. Despite sending a reminder to the municipal council on March 8 this year, the Bantwala municipal council has not responded. Though the municipal council has failed to give water connection even after his repeated appeal, instead the council has sent the water bill, he alleged.
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Power tariffs under BESCOM to rise from May 1
Bengaluru (PTI): Power bills for consumers under the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) will go up from May 1, following an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Friday.
The hike comes after KERC allowed the BESCOM to recover a revenue deficit of Rs 2,068 crore incurred in 2024-25, from the consumers.
As a result, for every unit of electricity consumed in 2024-25, the customers will be charged an additional 56 paise, it said.
"BESCOM shall calculate, for each of the active consumers of FY2024-25 the amount to be recovered based on their actual energy consumption during FY2024-25. Such amount shall be recovered during FY 2026-27 in equal monthly instalments, to be called as 'FY25 True up Charges', commencing from the first meter reading date falling on or after 1 May 2026 and concluding with the reading date ending on 30 April 2027," the order said.
"It is further ordered that BESCOM shall maintain a separate head of account, allocated for the purpose, to record the adjustment of the said amount to ensure full recovery of the deficit," it added.
Similarly Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) has also recorded a revenue deficit of Rs 121.71 crore and can collect an additional 15 paisa per unit for consumption in 2024-25, official sources said.
