India, Jan. 30 -- Ahead of the fast-approaching deadline of the water bill amnesty scheme, several Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) have separately written to the Delhi government seeking an extension and flagging issues in the existing relief mechanism, including cases of inflated "average bills", no relief from wrongly calculated base bill amounts, and the obsolete billing software not reflecting payments that have been made.

Under the Late Payment Surcharge (LPSC) Waiver Scheme, launched in October, there is a 100% waiver on late payment charges if outstanding principal water bills are settled by 31 January 2026. Payments can be made as a lump sum or in instalments, with the benefit applying only once the principal amount has been...