Mysore/Mysuru: After lockdown, the Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW), the water supply arm of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has collected water tax worth Rs. 4 crore from March 2020. The tax collection process has been speeded up to generate revenues, said VVWW Executive Engineer P. Nagaraja Murthy.
Speaking to ‘Star of Mysore,’ he said that in all the 65 Wards of the MCC, pending water tax amounts to Rs. 180 crore and the VVWW staff are doing daily rounds to collect pending dues. When the lockdown was announced, only Rs. 79 lakh tax was collected. “Our staff, despite the threat from COVID-19, went to houses and institutions and provided bills to the consumers. As a result, we have been able to collect Rs. 4 crore taxes till now,” he explained.
