Summary:
At present, the GMC is collecting a nominal charge of Rs 80 per month for providing drinking water. They fear that water meters ahead of elections might boomerang. Guntur: Guntur Municipal Corporation ( GMC ) is planning to fix meters for all domestic water connections in the city.GMC has in principle decided to handover the management of the entire drinking water supply system to a private agency, which proposes to fix the automatic water meters (AWM) for all the connections. He said GMC will not charge on the basis of quantity used but additional charges will be applicable over and above the usage of minimum quantity.Sources said collection of metered charges will regulate drinking water usage and help fill the GMC coffers. “People use drinking water recklessly..