Bengaluru: After milk and diesel price hikes, Shivakumar hints at water tariff increase

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar announced a probable one paisa per litre increase in Bengaluru's water tariff. He defended the hike and criticized the BJP for opposing measures intended to support farmers. Shivakumar emphasized that the water tariff hike would be minimized and that the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board has incurred significant losses.