Govt urged to bring down water tariff for businesses.

LAHORE -- LCCI President Irfan Iqbal Sheikh has urged the government to bring down water tariff as the businesses cannot continue their operations at such high cost of water.

In a letter written to Governor Punjab on Friday, he said that water tariff in Faisalabad and Gujranwala are far low than Lahore.

LCCI president said the industries were getting excessive water bills at the rate of Rs one lakh per cusec. The industrialists of Faisalabad are being charged water tariff of Rs 20000 per cusec. Faisalabad city is very much a part of Punjab but there is a huge difference in the water tariff. The manufacturers in Gujranwala are also being charged much lower per cusec water tariff.

He said that recently, the World Bank has made it clear that exports are crucial for economic recovery of Pakistan.

He questioned that how industries and exporters can grow in the...