The Kerala Water Authority (KWA) has decided to buy hand-held devices for meter reading.
The KWA will soon float an expression of interest for purchasing the devices. The decision was taken at a meeting held between Bhandari Swagat Ranveerchand, Managing Director, KWA, and recognised trade unions in the wake of a dispute over the revised target for meter readers.
Earlier, the hand-held machines were used in selected areas.
The hand-held devices are aimed at making the meter reading exercise more efficient. The KWA will also compile data on the area that has to be covered by a meter reader.
The KWA will also examine a demand that the allowance of employees from other divisions deployed for meter reading should be enhanced. Members of the CITU and INTUC unions attended the meeting. A second phase of the discussions will be held on July 25.
