India, Sept. 12 -- A Bengaluru resident has triggered widespread online discussion after alleging that their landlord was imposing exorbitant water charges every month. In a Reddit post titled "My landlord is charging me extremely high BWSSB (Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board) water bills every month", the user shared a copy of their bill which amounted to nearly Rs.15,800 for 165,000 litres of water.

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The resident pointed out that the accommodation was shared by only two people who spent most of their time at work, making the charges appear unjustified. "We usually get a water bill of around 10k each month. We are ju...