State Act

THE ARUNACHAL PRADESH WATER SUPPLY ACT, 2015

5. (1) (i) Rate of water charges:- The table of the rates of water charges where water meters are not installed shall be as follows- Sl. No Type of connection Existing Rate effective since 01/06/2006 No. of dwelling unit Revised rates to be effective from enforcement of the Act. 1 2 3 4 5 1. New Water Supply connection Charge ₹ 2000 ₹ 3000 2. Private domestic consumer in Urban area ₹ 100 per month 1-3 Bedroom (per dwelling unit) ₹ 150 per month 4-5 Bedroom (per dwelling unit) ₹ 300 per month 5 and above (per dwelling unit) ₹ 400 per month 3. Private domestic consumer in Semi-urban towns/Administrative HQs ₹ 50 per month 1-3 Bedroom (per dwelling unit) ₹ 75 per month 4-5 Bedroom (per dwelling unit) ₹ 150 per month 5 and above (per dwelling unit) ₹ 200 per month 4. Commercial rate: A. (i) Luxury hotels (with lounge, conference, restaurants) ₹ 50 per month/ tap ₹ 200 per room/ month (ii) Budget hotels ₹ 50 per month/ tap ₹ 100 per room/ month (iii) Restaurants (a) With washroom ₹ 50 per month/ tap ₹ 2000 per month (b) Without washroom ₹ 50 per month/ tap ₹ 1000 per month (iv) Tea stall/eateries ₹ 50 per month/ tap ₹ 200 per room/ month B. Private hospitals/Nursing homes ₹ 50 per month/ tap ₹ 200/per room/ month C. Private institutions/ colleges/ schools. (i) Boarding ₹ 50 per month/tap continue ₹ 50 per month/tap (ii) Non-Boarding ₹ 5 per student/ month D. (i) Shopping complex ₹ 50 per month/ tap ₹100 per shop/ month (ii) Commercial shops with access to departmental water supply ₹ 50 per month/ tap ₹ 100 per month 5. Government Institutions/offices ₹ 25 per month / tap ₹ 50 per/ tap/month 6. State/Central Government employees residing in Government Quarters (i) OBT/MIBT (Bachelor Barrack/Qtr) ₹ 100 per month (ii) Type-I Quarter ₹ 50 per month ₹ 200 per month (iii) Type-II Quarter ₹ 75 per month ₹ 300 per month (iv) Type-III Quarter ₹ 100 per month ₹ 400 per month (v) Type-IV Quarter ₹ 125 per month ₹ 600 per month (vi) Type-V Quarter ₹ 150 per month ₹ 800 per month (vii) Type-VI Quarter/Bungalows ₹ 175 per month ₹ 1000 per month 7. For bulk consumers (examples, Rajbhawan, CM Bungalow, Secretariat) ₹ 10,000 per month 8. For Private sources such as Dug wells, Bore wells, Spring etc. (i) One time registration fee ₹ 1000 (ii) Renewal fee ₹ 200 annually 9. Public stand post ₹ 20 per house hold 10. Bulk water supplied through water hydrant As per detail analysis based on prevailing rate to be approved by the competent authority 11. Water supply through tankers -do- 12. Religious institution with access to departmental water supply i.e. Church/ Temple/ Gurudwara/ Mosque, etc. Exempted from any water charge 13. Bulk water supply for National/State level functions (Govt./Semi-govt./ NGO/Public/Private) ₹ 2000 per day 14. Bulk water supply for community level functions ₹ 1000 per day 15. Charges for use of departmental water supply for construction purpose (Govt./Semi-Govt./ NGO /Public/Private) As per detail analysis and assessment made by the competent authority 16. Provision for bulk water supply charge of all Govt./ Semi-Government construction to be remitted to Government As per detail analysis and assessment made by the competent authority. (ii) Rates of water charges where water meters are installed :- The water supply services shall be rationalized with introduction of volumetric tariff that will replace the tap based tariff system, wherever possible in the urban and semi-urban towns. The rates of metered tariff per kilolitres (1000 litres) will be as follows :- Sl. No. Category Meter Tariff 1. Domestic (i) Urban Areas ₹ 15 per KL (ii) Semi Urban/ Administrative HQs ₹ 8 per KL 2. Commercial ₹ 30 per KL 3. Bulk supply through Tankers/Trucks ₹ 175 per KL 4. Industrial requirement ₹ 200 per KL Explanation: (a) “Domestic” in section 5 means and includes- (i) All residential complexes including tenant complexes; (ii) All State and Central Government offices, institutions, residential quarters and all educational institutions; (b) “Commercial” in section 5 means lodges, restaurants, hotels, confectionaries/sweet shops, private institutions like schools and colleges, guest houses, clubs, theatres, cinema halls, swimming pools, fountains, washing places for vehicles, shops, garages, petrol pumps, factories, banks, nursing homes and companies. (2) Assessment of water charges in case of unauthorized use:- (i) If on inspection of any place or premises or water meters or any other devices, or any record maintained by any person, the authorized officer of the department finds that any consumer is indulging in unauthorized use of water, he shall, notwithstanding any criminal proceedings that may be taken against the consumer under any other law for the time being in force, provisionally assess, to the best of his judgment, the water charges payable on account of such unauthorized use of water. (ii) The order or provisional assessment shall be served to the consumer in such manner, as may be provided by regulations. (iii) The consumer to whom a notice has been served under sub-clause (ii) shall be entitled to file objection, if any, against the provisional assessment before the authorized officer of the department who may, after affording a reasonable opportunity of hearing to such consumer, pass a final order of assessment of the water charges payable by such consumer. (iv) Any consumer served with the order of provisional assessment may accept such assessment and deposit the assessed amount with the officer designated for the purpose within seven days of service of such provisional assessment order upon him. (v) If the assessing officer finds that unauthorized use of water has taken place, it shall be presumed that the unauthorized use has been continuing since the date of starting of the construction, in case the unauthorized use is for construction purpose or from the date which the assessing officer finds that the unauthorized use has been continuing in case the unauthorized use is for other purposes. (vi) The assessment shall be based on the plinth area of the building, in case of unauthorized use for construction purpose or based on the number of inhabitants, in case of domestic purpose or based on the probable quantity, in case of other purposes. (vii) The water charges under this section shall be assessed in accordance with provisions in this Act and Rules made thereunder.