On making inquiries with the sub div office at Verna about this inordinate delay the reason given was that they are in the process of changing the billing contractor.
The regular changing of the contractors puts the aam aadmi to a lot of inconvenience due to the big amount they have to pay at one time. The billing cycle should not exceed one month as is generally the norm.
Moreover the department has a lot to gain by this delay as most of the households will exceed the highest slab of 400 units at Rs 3.60/unit.
