Tambaram residents miffed with ‘silent’ water charges hike and deposit burden

Key points

• In Tambaram City Municipal Corporation limits, residents are boiling over with resentment over what they call abnormal monthly water consumption charges and one-time deposits.
• They learnt around three days ago they have to fork out a deposit amount and monthly payment for water supply services based on the plinth area of their houses.
• The math has been worked out and the tariff slabs are available online.
• What has left a sour taste in their mouth is the notification about the water supply deposits and increase in water consumption charges had been made in September 2025, immediately followed by a GO, but they did not hear a chirp about it.
• There was no consultation;