Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board is pleased to inform
that it has introduced a new method of Water & Sewerage Tax/Charges payment
with the concurrence of Reserve Bank of India which assures Assessees/Consumers
an option to pay their Half Yearly Water/Sewerage Tax and Charges directly
through their Bank Account.
In the new system, Assessees/Consumer's Bank would issue payment
instruction electronically to the Sponsor Bank appointed by the Chennai
Metrowater. The branch will credit
Assessees/Consumers Account directly and an Electronic Clearing Service entry
will appear in Assessees/Consumers Pass Book.
Assessees/Consumers shall treat this entry as proof of payment of Water
& Sewerage Tax/Charges to Chennai Metrowater.
However, a payment advice will also be issued to Assessees/Consumers
before the end of the month in which the payment has been made.
If Assessees/Consumers maintain more than one account, payment can be
made from any of these accounts. Assessees/Consumers
do not have to open any new account for the purpose.
This would be only an additional mode of payment and would be optional.
Assessees/Consumers would have the right to withdraw from this mode of
payment by giving an advance notice of two months.
If Assessees/Consumers are agreeable to participate in the new payment
mechanism, Assessees/Consumers are requested to fill in the Mandate Form which
are available at our Area Offices concerned or download the form from our
website www.chennamimetrowater.com. to avail this facility.
The information furnished should be accurate and complete in all respect
and duly certified by Assessees/Consumer's Bank.
The Mandate application duly filled in all respect only will be accepted
at concerned Area Offices of Chennai Metrowater.
All information furnished by Assessees/Consumers shall be kept
confidential and would be utilised only for the purpose of effecting payment of
water & sewerage tax/Water Charges and Sewerage Services Charges to Chennai
Metrowater from Assessees/Consumer's account by Bankers concerned.
This mode of payment of water & sewerage tax/charges & sewerage
services charges to Chennai Metrowater will be highly beneficial to Assessees/Consumers
since they need not wait in queue at Cash Counters to make payment.
It shall also avoid Assessees/Consumers to visit Bank or other Chennai
Metrowater Cash Counter at Area/Depot Offices and Head Office to pay their Water
& Sewerage Tax, Water Charges & Sewerage Services Charges.
It shall further ensure
that water/sewerage tax/charges is paid well within the stipulated time and save
Assessees/Consumers from levy of surcharge.
V.THANGAVELU,
MANAGING DIRECTOR