The decision was taken at a meeting held in the chamber of the municipal commissioner Mr Alapan Bandopadhyay on 23 March. Senior civic officials of revenue and Kolkata Environment Improvement Project (KEIP) wings were present at the meeting. However, the date from when the water fees will be imposed has not yet been finalised.

It may be recalled that the mayor Mr Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya had announced imposition of water fees while presenting the municipal budget for 2008-09. Work is on in full swing to prepare a flawless methodology and impose water charges.
This is the first time the water supply department has been entrusted to prepare the methodology for collection of water fees. The assessment-collection department used to collect the fees. The head of the department has been asked to help the water supply department with the data base. A senior civic official said earlier the assessment-collection department used to raise the bills and that had created confusion.