1. Bengaluru district administration sets price limits for water tankers
In a bid to address water scarcity and skyrocketing tanker prices, Bengaluru district administration has capped water tanker prices for a four-month period. Effective immediately, residents who order a 6,000-litre water tanker are to pay ₹600 for delivery within a five-kilometre radius while the charge for an 8,000-litre tanker has been capped at ₹700. The maximum rate fixed is ₹1,200 for a load of 12,000 litres of water.
The move to cap tanker prices comes amidst escalating demand and soaring price of tankers, particularly with all taluks in Bengaluru Urban district declared as drought-hit. At present, a 12,000-litre tanker load costs anywhere between ₹1,800 and ₹2,500 depending on the locality. Whitefield and Varthur are some of areas worst hit by the drinking water crisis.
