bhopal after narmada water supply project water supply system in municipal corporations zone 9 will also come under private maintenance the major policy decisions proposal is yet to figure in 85member bhopal municipal corporation bmc councilrationalisation of water rates and metered watered connection pay as you use has been a nonstarter for the bmc last year water rates were hiked in the state capital besides the current two proposals bmc has also called for expression of interest to fund controversial solar and wind power projects in neemuch district the project will provide alternative power to for water pumping stations in bhopal bmc seeks to raise around rs 90 crore from the eoiprivate contractor lead staff for operation and maintenance of water distribution system at zone 9 is for some colonies where water supply was earlier handled by the madhya pradesh housing board bmc and the department of public health and engineering phe are short of manpower said bmc city engineer water supply udit garg the situation is not new and earlier similar om positions have been filled through by outsourcingaccording to civic body observers appointment of private contractor to fill for 216 positions in the water supply wing of bmc zone 9 is extraordinary om for narmada water supply at ahmedpur is pegged at around rs 50 per year and private outsourcing for bmc zone 9 would cost taxpayers around rs 21 lakh per year bmc zone 9 includes barkhedi patra chandbadh main railway station and surrounding areas except for some parts of aishbagh which falls under zone 11 not much of development is by mp housing the board maintains its colonies for about 15years in a normal run the entire proposal does not mention specify area as housing board but maintains it as zone 9 the scale of outsourcing of om for water distribution to a private contractor is a first by the bmc said a retired bmc bmc chairman kishan survyavanshi was not reachable bmc leader of opposition sabista zaki said significant recoveries from private contractors who duped the bmc have been an issue in the past it includes the narmada project we are unaware of the move to handover om to private contractors it would have an adverse impact on city residents and lead to increase water cess