Mohali, Oct. 2 -- Free water supply to Mohali households may soon end, as the municipal corporation (MC) approved a proposal to hike water tariffs, in a monthly house meeting on Wednesday. The revision, a first since 2009, will come as a major change for residents, who pay just Rs.1.8 per kilolitre at present.

MC commissioner Parminder Pal Singh Sandhu presented the proposal, which the House unanimously endorsed.

Commissioner Sandhu said, "At present, Mohali MC is charging only Rs.50 per month per household, whereas Chandigarh follows a slab system- the more you use, the more you pay."

The commissioner pointed out that nearly 30,000 households don't pay a single penny due to absence of meters. Members agreed that meters should be insta...