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HP Govt offers tariff relief in newly notified urban areas amid rising costs
Capital Information
|May 12, 2025
In a move aimed at easing the financial burden of residents in newly constituted urban areas, the Himachal Pradesh government has announced a three-year relief in water supply tariffs and exemption from property tax.
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The decision will benefit 47,820 consumers across the state, a government spokesperson confirmed on Saturday.
Residents of 14 newly created Nagar Panchayats - including Sandhole, Dharampur, Baldwara, Banikhet, Khundian, and others as well as upgraded urban areas such as Hamirpur, Una, and Baddi (now Municipal Corporations), will continue to be billed for water at rural rates.
This story is from the May 12, 2025 edition of Capital Information.
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