India, March 24 -- With few takers for treated sewage water, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is currently discharging 3-4 million litres of treated water into the sea daily and has now proposed slashing prices to attract buyers.

According to a proposal to be tabled before the standing committee on Wednesday, around 10 Million Liters per Day (MLD) of treated water generated at the Colaba sewage treatment plant (STP) remains largely unused.

To improve demand, the civic body has proposed a standard rate of Rs.15 per kilolitre, down from earlier differential rates for different parties which scaled to as high as Rs.21 per thousand liters.

The civic body currently spends approximately Rs.12 per kilolitre to produce the treated ...