Hyderabad, February 05: Serious threats issued by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) against defaulters having huge arrears are starting to yield results.
After slapping disconnection notices to 20,400 consumers in the last two weeks and asking them to pay dues within 15 days, nearly 3,500 consumers rushed to the HMWS&SB offices for payment of arrears.
In the last one week, 100 connections have also been disconnected.
Another 1,000 connections would also be disconnected as they have failed to clear their dues, despite being given sufficient time, HMWS&SB executive director, K Ashok Reddy said.
Out of the 20,400 defaulters, about 3,500 consumers paid their dues. The Board collected an amount of `68 lakh in the process.
Ashok Reddy said that Green Brigade conractors, Water Board personnel and police would go to another 16,000 defaulters houses for disconnection.
He warned that Green Brigade contractors who fail to achieve given targets will be blacklisted and no future works would be allotted to them.
The executive director said they had prepared a list of top defaulters, division-wise who had not paid water bills for three months and above. Defaulters who owe more than `10,000 have been identified.
He said that as on February 1, 20,400 notices had been issued across all divisions. Ashok Reddy urged defaulters to clear their dues and avoid huge Disconnection (DC) and Reconnection (RC) charges.
—Agencies