Chandigarh, April 13 -- The Punjab Water Regulatory and Development Authority (PWRDA) has generated nearly Rs.110 crore in the 2025-26 fiscal year by imposing a surcharge on 1,733 industrial units consuming 3lakh litres of water every month, officials said.

The industries brought under the PWRDA ambit are bottling plants, distilleries, paper units, textile and dyeing units and sugar mills.

"Similarly, a sum of Rs.116 crore was generated in the 2024-25 financial year when the authority started collecting the revenue from industrial users. Nearly 500 more industrial units are in the pipeline, which will bring more revenue for the authority," said Rajesh Vashisht, PWRDA's technical adviser.

Vashisht added that the revenue generated is bei...