VARANASI, Dec. 15 -- The Varanasi Nagar Nigam (VNN) has issued notices to several maths and temples in the city, seeking payment of pending dues related to water tax, sewer tax and house tax, prompting objections from a section of seers.

The notices, issued in November, stated that if the dues are not deposited by March 31, 2026, recovery proceedings under Section 512 of the Nagar Nigam Act would be initiated and water and sewer connections could be disconnected under Section 72(A) of the Uttar Pradesh Water Supply and Sewerage System Act.

The seers, including Patalpuri Math chief Jagadguru Baba Balak Devacharya, Mahant Dr Shravan Das, Mahant Avadh Bihari Das and others, held a meeting and decided to write to Prime Minister Narendra Mod...