details about hike in water charges in kochi

Q: Hey, i heard somewhere that the water prices in the city are going to increase soon. This is really disappointing. Can someone provide me with details about the same?

David Oomen Mathews, Kochi

30th March 2015

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The lowest capacity of 2,000 litres of water could on an average cost Rs. 600 for a trip. There were tankers that ferry up to 35,000 litres of water. I can say nothing but that you should expect the price to go up since it is summer time.

Rajneesh Nambeesan, Kochi

2nd April 2015

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I wanted to tell you that cost of the water depends mainly on the distance travelled, according to Mr. Ramachandran. I wanted to tell you that these price hikes are reasonable and you should brace yourself.

Aadesh Chacko, Kochi

1st April 2015

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Flats are not their main customers in my opinion. Commercial establishments, the Navy, Kochi port and ships that that dock at the port are huge water guzzlers.

Amal Anthony, Kochi

1st April 2015

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Of the 400 tanker lorries that are transporting water every day, about 300 tankers of varying capacity conduct a maximum of four trips. I hope that this information is useful.

Rajagopal Menon, Kochi

1st April 2015

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I wanted to tell you that the secretary said the standard for all drinking water was said to be the same for all types of water, whether it came in tanker lorries or as bottled water.

Sreekutty Nair, Kochi

31st March 2015

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Quality of water had been a point of contention between the Health officials and water suppliers. However, Mr. Ramachandran said the district administration was yet to set up a body that would check the quality of water from the identified sources on a regular basis.

Micheal George, Kochi

31st March 2015

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Hey, from Rs. 30 per kilolitre (1,000 litres), the KWA, from January, hiked the charge to Rs. 60 per kilolitre, The customers will be unhappy over the price of water doubling up but the suppliers cannot help it.

Sathish Menon, Kochi

31st March 2015

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I wanted to tell you that the water level in these wells had come down, forcing the suppliers turn to Kerala Water Authority (KWA), which is selling water at double the price.

Krishnan Nair, Kochi

31st March 2015

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Well, R. Ramachandran, secretary of the Ernakulam District Drinking Water Transporters’ Association, has said that the water tanker lorries were supplying water only from the 47 wells identified by the District Administration

Rajeev Narayanan, Kochi

31st March 2015

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Hey, here is some information that you might find useful. Severe shortage of distributable water in identified resources in the district has become a major issue in the blazing summer. You can expect some price hike soon.

Ayesha Bibi, Kochi

30th March 2015

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