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However, many of them do not even get water tax bills while their use of water is huge. The administration has found that many commercial users were receiving lesser tax bills compared to their actual water usage. "Responding to the demand of from the corporators mayor Shobha Bondre directed civic chief Abhijeet Chaudhari to conduct a survey in one month and then table the proposal before the general body. KOLHAPUR: The civic body has decided to conduct a survey of commercial and industrial water connections in the city after corporators raised doubts over the figures cited by the water supply department in its proposal seeking imposition of Rs 25,000 fine on holders of connections with defunct meters.The proposal tabled before the NMC general body on Monday aims to deter commercial connection holders from using water indiscriminately and increase the revenue through water tax. "Tararani Aghadi's Kiran Nakate said, "I know of hundreds of tourist lodges around Mahalaxmi temple which should have been charged as per commercial rates..