Although 600 water tankers have registered with the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), only 167 tanker owners have expressed willingness to work with the government to supply water.
The BBMP opened its website to register tankers on March 1 and the deadline is March 7. According to estimates, there are about 3,500 tankers, including oil tankers. The government has warned that tankers that fail to register will be seized.
A senior BBMP official talking to The Hindu said so far, 167 tankers have expressed willingness to work with the government. The government is yet to fix the prices for the water. The officer said the BBMP and BWSSB are yet to negotiate prices with the the Water Tankers’ Association (WTA).