Sri Lanka, April 4 -- The Consumer Affairs Authority has issued an extraordinary gazette notification setting maximum retail prices for bottled drinking water, effective from April 1.

According to the notification, the following price limits have been established for various bottle sizes:

Rs. 70 for bottles between 500 and 999 milliliters Rs. 100 for bottles between 1 and 1,499 milliliters Rs. 130 for bottles between 1.5 and 1,999 liters Rs. 160 for bottles between 2 and 2,499 liters Rs. 350 for bottles between 5 and 6,999 liters These measures aim to regulate the pricing of bottled water across the market.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Daily News Sri Lanka....