The State Government of Kerala, on 1st September 2022, published the Kerala Water Authority (Water Supply) Amendment Regulations, 2022 through which it has intended to increase the existing deposit amount for casual connections to Rs.105 per square meter according to 5% tariff increase and deposit limit from 20,000 to 3, 00,000/-, with effect from 1st April 2021.
Therefore through this amendment, the applicants seeking casual connections shall deposit an amount equal to the cost of 2.5 Kilo litres of water for each square meter of the plinth area of the building proposed to be constructed at the premises at the rate of Rs.105 per square meter subject to a maximum deposit limit of ` 3,00,000”.
