Bengaluru, Feb. 24 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday said that the RO water treatment plants currently handled by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) would be handed over to the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB).

The Deputy Chief Minister instructed the concerned BBMP officials to hand over the RO water plants used to supply water to drinking water units in the city to BWSSB for management and maintenance.

In a letter to the Additional Chief Secretary of the Urban Development Minister, the DCM said that the BWSSB would be responsible for supplying water to these plants in case there is a shortage this summer.

"The BWSSB has been handling drinking water and sewage in Bengaluru city. How...