Delhi

XNew Delhi: The Delhi government is preparing a significant revamp of the infrastructure charge, a fee paid by residents seeking new water connections during home construction, in an effort to reduce the steep and uneven financial load currently placed on households, some media reports asserted. At present, the charges differ sharply across the city. In regularised A and B category colonies, domestic users pay Rs.255.27 per sq ft, while those in E to H category areas, many still awaiting regularisation, pay Rs.63.81 per sq ft. Commercial rates jump even higher, at Rs.446.70 per sq ft for A and B colonies and Rs.127.63 per sq ft in the lower categories. Institutional fees follow a similar pattern. These inconsistencies often result in two households with comparable water needs paying

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