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Billing Cycle Billing cycle may be monthly, bimonthly or quarterly, depending upon practical feasibility. Board may alter Billing cycle for any consumer after giving notice in this regard. Ti. issuance of bills by the Board. a} b) ? c) e} 1) The bill issued in respect of services rendered by the Board may include one or more charges as applicable and as prescribed in regulation 9 above. Ifa property is having two or more water connections for different usages then the occupier is required to maintain separate svstem of storage and distribution for each usage of water connection. If the consumer fails to do so, charges on all existing connections in the property shall be levied in the highest category of use in terms of tart in that premises. Bill shall be raised on the basis of consumption recorded by the meter. If ne functional water meter was ever installed, the bill will be raised taking minimum consumption of water as 25 Kilolitres per month per dwelling unit or a5 assessed by ZRO, whichever is higher till a meter is installed on such connection. However, consumer may appeal to Joint Director concerned in case he is not satisfied with the decision of ZRO. For group housing society, apartments and commercial/Industrial areas with bulk connection, the consumption per connection per month shall be calculated on the basis of average consumption for each occupied house/ dweHing/ industrial or commercial unit for the purpose of billing. Fixed monthly charges will be levied against all units. Board shall recover the charges from the society and not from the individual members of the housing society, “Pemporary Connections’ will be billed on Industrial/ Commercial rates. ‘Unauthorized cormections’ which are in existence at the time of coming into force of these regulations in otherwise technically feasible areas shall be got regularized by the owners/occupiers after paying the requisite charges, il failing which the Board may issue bill in the name of occupier/owner including the regularization charges. Such dues/ charges will be recovered as per the procedure laid down under the Act. If such charges are not paid inspite of sufficient opportunity to such occupier, water supply be disconnected. iz. Provisional billing a) b) While recording the reading, if Meter Reader finds that reading should be detained due to 100% deviation in consumption, unless the consumption is less than or equal to 20 KL per month, during a billing cycle as cornpared to the previous one, he shall inform the consumer and ZRO about the same. Tul the consumer submits his explanation, provisional bill based on average consumption of previous twelve months or such lesser period as available on record, shall be issued. If consumer succeeds in establishing that such consumption is not correct, the bill will be rectified otherwise consumer ts required to pay the bull as per the consumption recorded by the meter reader. ifa water meter box or premises ts found locked, provisional bill on the basis of average consumption of previous twelve months or such lesser period as available on record shall be issued subject to adjustment on actual consumption, whenever recorded.