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Period 1st April 1983 to 25th January 1992

Sr.No. Purpose for which water 
is consumed
Maximum rate under sub-section (2) of section 3
1
Industrial cooling, spraying in mine pits or boiler feeds. Three -fourths of a paise, per kilo Liter
2
Domestic purpose One Paise, per Kilo Liter
3
Processing whereby water gets polluted and the pollutants are-
(i) easily bio- degradable; 
(ii) non-toxic or
(iii) both non-toxic and easily biodegradable.
Two paise per kilo litre
4
Processing whereby water polluted and the pollutants are-
(i) not easily bio- degradable;or
(ii) toxic; or 
(iii) both toxic and not easily biodegradable.
Two and a half paise per kilo litre

Period 26th January 1992 to 5th May 2003

Sr.No. Purpose for which water 
is consumed
Maximum rate under sub-section (2) of section 3 Maximum rate under sub-section (2A) of section 3
1
Industrial cooling, spraying in mine pits or boiler feeds. One and a half paise, per kilo liter Two and one -fourth paise per kilo liter.
2
Domestic purpose Two paise per kilo litre Three paise per kilo litre
3
Processing whereby water gets polluted and the pollutants are
(i) easily bio- degradable 
(ii) non-toxic or
(iii) both non-toxic and easily biodegradable.
Four paise, per kilo litre

Seven & half paise per kilo Litre.

4
Processing whereby water polluted and the pollutants are
(i) not easily bio- degradable; or
(ii) toxic; or 
(iii) both -toxic and not easily biodegradable.
Five paise per kilo litre Nine and a half paise per kilo litre.

 Period 6th May 2003 to Onward

Sr.No. Purpose for which water
is consumed
Maximum rate under sub-section (2) of section 3 Maximum rate under sub-section (2A) of section 3
1
Industrial cooling, spraying in mine pits or boiler feeds. Five paise per kilo litre Ten paise per kilo litre.
2
Domestic purpose Two paise per kilo litre Three paise per kilo litre
3
Processing whereby water gets polluted and the pollutants are
(i) easily bio- degradable; or
(ii) non-toxic or
(iii) both non-toxic and easily biodegradable.
Ten paise per kilo litre Twenty paise per kilo litre.
4
Processing whereby water polluted and the pollutants are-
(i) not easily bio- degradable; or
(ii) toxic or
(iii) both toxic and not easily biodegradable.
Fifteen paise per kilo litre Thirty paise per kilo litre.