Business
WASA hikes tariff by 175% in Punjab
A notification states that the tariff has increased by 500 percent for commercial consumers and by 175 percent for domestic consumers.
Rawalpindi: The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) increased its tariff to 175 percent in response to rising power and fuel costs in order to close a budget gap on Thursday.
A notification states that the tariff has increased by 500 percent for commercial consumers and by 175 percent for domestic consumers.
According to the notification, the consumers in Lahore, Multan, Gujranwala, and Rawalpindi will be in charge the increased cost.
Furthermore, sources claim that the cost has increased for the first time since 2009, when the electricity unit was Rs 6.
As the cost of per unit electricity has reached Rs60, the rise was inevitable by the WASA, the sources said.
-
Pakistan 1 day ago
Punjab sees 126 new dengue cases
-
Pakistan 1 day ago
Bilawal claims PPP, JUI-F reach '100pc consensus' on constitutional package
-
Pakistan 1 day ago
NA, Senate session today with final draft of constitutional amendment on card
-
Pakistan 1 day ago
Akhtar Mengal denies support to constitutional amendments
-
Pakistan 2 days ago
PM Shehbaz requests President Biden to release Dr Aafia on humanitarian grounds
-
Crime 2 days ago
Hezbollah drone attack on Israeli PM Netanyahu's residence
-
Crime 2 days ago
Blast on FC convoy near CM KP’s farmhouse
-
Regional 2 days ago
Roof collapse leaves three dead, as many wounded in Multan