Wasa billing
Mahbubar Rahman, New Eskaton Road, Dhaka
The Dhaka Wasa supplies water through one and only water meter to each building whatever may be the number of floors or apartments. Thus consumers are not aware about their water consumption apartment-wise while there exists Wasa classified consumers like domestic and commercial. The domestic consumers are to pay taka twelve for one cubic meter of water supply while commercial consumers are to pay taka forty for the same one cubic meter of water. My office consumption as commercial is hardly twelve cubic meter bimonthly while my landlord's consumption exceeds sixty cubic meter bimonthly but Wasa bill meters do not accept this figure and they are determined to bill on fifty-fifty basis i.e. 36 unit commercial amounting to Taka 1440/- for me. Thus I have no alternative but to negotiate with Wasa officials against regular payment while I am ready to pay actual bill as consumed -- Taka 480/-.Wasa should arrange water meters apartment-wise like Gas, electricity, telephone or adopt uniform tariff structure so that consumers are not compelled to negotiate with Wasa officials or harassed by them! There is no harm if LGRD Ministry and general secretary for the political party in power seek UN, IMF, EU, ADB, DFID, JAICA etc assistance in this respect. Let gentlemen of the jury do ponder over the facts stated above.
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