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LAKHIMPUR: The North Lakhimpur Water Supply Scheme located at Chapori Gaon (Ward No. 12) under the Biswanath division of Assam Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Board has been non-operational since November 28. As a result of this, the consumers of a large area, including Chapori Gaon, Borgohin Gaon, Betmahal Road, Gariajan area and a part of KB Road in Ward No. 12 are facing a lot of inconvenience.
As per report, the operation of the scheme ceased because of a high electricity bill amounting to Rs. 2.91 crore. The capacity of the reservoir of the scheme is 12,00,000 litres where chlorination of 2,00,000 litres of water can be done at a time. The consumers of the scheme attained pure drinking water by paying registration fees of Rs. 1000 and Rs. 1500 as security money. Moreover, each consumer had to pay Rs. 275 as a tariff for the monthly supply of pure water.
As per report from the caretaker of the scheme, as many as 35 consumers out 80 had been paying the monthly tariff regularly. Tariff amount up to Rs 1 lakh has not been paid by some consumers. The scheme was in deficit by Rs. 26,000 every month even if all the consumers paid the monthly tariff. Earlier, the scheme was managed from Jorhat division and later it was handed over to the Biswanath division of the board. Though the deficit was borne by the Jorhat division while it was under it, Biswanath division stopped to bear the deficit any more. The consumers have called upon the authority concerned to make the scheme operational again as soon as possible.
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