Move to charge people for water harvesting pits

  • 23/04/2003

In what can be seen as yet another blow to middle class families keen on constructing independent houses, the Andhra Pradesh state government is contemplating imposing an additional amount of Rs 1,000 towards the construction of rainwater harvesting structures in public places. The Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad had already hiked the taxes in different categories for the approval of building layout plans from April 1.