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VOICE YOUR VIEWS: WATER TAX HIKE
Unjustified

While the Corporation increased the water tax, it failed to fulfil its responsibility to increase the quantity of water supply and also to construct more overhead tanks. Though it has given many fresh tap connections.

In Ward 38 for ...


Burdened

The city is now facing severe water supply problems despite the river Cauvery flowing to its full capacity. To solve the problem of drinking water supply to the suburbs, proposition of water supply augmentation scheme is indeed a welcome move, ...


Unviable

The two-fold increase in water tax is not viable. Like Electricity Board, the water tax can be classified into residential use and commercial use.

Tax subsidy can be considered following the status of the citizens as indicated in the ...


Relax

Tax is a must for our Country’s growth, but over taxing disturbs the normal life of middle and lower middle classes. The recent hike in water tax must be relaxed for household connections. The hike can be even doubled for the other ...


Audit

Frequently, water supply is suspended due to damage in pipelines . A thorough study should be done, taking into account the quantum of water pumped and total water distributed in a day. Then the defective control valves and the damaged ...


Unfair

The proposed hike in water tax by the Tiruchi Municipal Corporation is unjust, unfair and opposed to principles of established procedures and the concerned provisions of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act 1920 (as amended relating to ...


Inevitable

We do not hesitate to buy drinking water bottles and cans at relatiively higher rates.

But we are reluctant to accept a nominal increase in water tax. We should understand, water has to be pumped from the sources and carried over long ...


Intervention

The water tax hike announced by the Corporation is exorbitant and comes as a bolt from the blue for the middle class.

When there are a lot of avenues to shore up the coffers of the Corporation, why was such a decision taken that will ...
Music

Melodious music
Sathyam cinema complex was the venue for the audio release of “Bommalattam”. The event began with the screening of the trailer and the making of the film produced by Pandian and Dr. T. Rajan for Therkathi Kalaikoodam. ...
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Lounge here to relish the beauty of surroundings
A flyway for water birds, it’s ideal for a day when you want to laze around, writes SOMA BASU


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