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CHENNAI: Metrowater is not just losing water due to leakages but also revenue. Smart cards will be issued to water lorry operators to ensure that water theft and loss are curbed at pumping stations. The meters that exist hardly function.Non-revenue water is one that is not accounted for and is not billed. None of the commercial establishments or residences has a water meter installed, stated the TWIC study conducted in T Nagar People pay a fixed water charge every month which is not based on consumption. The meters will be supplied by Metrowater which should be purchased by the residents.Private players who installed such meters in Bengaluru, Pune and in some houses in Chennai found that water consumption dropped by 35% once the meters started running.“In T Nagar, 28,500 households will get these meters in the first phase..