CMWSSB Warning: failure to water charges on time will entail a water supply cut-off!
Posted on: 21/Jan/2023 2:53:27 PM
The Chennai Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) has warned that the supply of drinking water will be cut if failing to pay the water consumption charges on time!
In a notification released by CMWSSB in this regard, it is mentioned:
“As per the evaluation done by the Greater Chennai Corporation on an annual basis, CMWSSB charges 7% of this amount as the annual charges to be paid and has to be paid half-yearly at 3.5% each.
As such, the charge for the drinking water and sewerage usage is a part of the Property Tax. THIS MUST BE PAID WITHIN THE FIRST 15 DAYS OF EACH HALF-YEAR.
If the citizen owns a property located under the jurisdiction of the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), then the citizen MUST PAY IN CASE THE CITIZEN HAS WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE CONNECTION, WITHIN THE STIPULATED TIME AS PER THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF CMWSSB.
EVEN IF THERE IS NO CONNECTION FOR DRING WATER AND DRAINAGE, THE ABOVE DRINKING WATER/DRAINAGE MUST BE PAID EVERY HALF-YEAR!
As mentioned above, if the citizen has any outstanding payment of tax on water supply and drainage, THIS MUST BE PAID IMMEDIATELY!
FAILURE TO PAY THIS TAX ON TIME, WILL ENTAIL A WATER SUPPLY AND DRAIN CUT-OFF AS PER THE REGULATIONS OF CMWSSB.
IF THE OUTSTANDING TAX IS NOT PAID EVEN AFTER THE CONNECTIONS GET CUT OFF, THE SAID PROPERTY WILL BE CONFISCATED AS PER THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE CMWSSB AND INCOME TAX ACT!
TO ENABLE THE CITIZENS TO MAKE THE DUE PAYMENTS MENTIONED ABOVE, ALL ZONAL OFFICES, AND THE PAYMENT COUNTERS IN THE HEAD OFFICE WILL FUNCTION ON ALL WORKING DAYS AND SATURDAYS!
Also, a facility has been made for the citizens to pay this tax ONLINE on the internet. Visit the website: https://bnc.chennaimetrowater.in/#/public/cus-login and pay through credit card, debit card, or Net-Banking!
Further, for the benefit of the consumer, payment can be made by bank cheque cash at the Section Offices and the Workshop Offices.
Apart from another facility, to make payment after scanning the QR Code has also been introduced!”
