India, March 15 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, who oversees Bengaluru's development, announced on Friday that the government is considering a water tariff hike of one paise per litre. The proposal was confirmed in a statement from his office.

Shivakumar was replying to Congress MLC Ramoji Gowda, who urged the government to provide Cauvery water to houses quickly in view of the approaching summer.

"Water tariff in Bengaluru has not been revised since 2014. In view of the losses, BWSSB has proposed a hike of 7-8 paise per litre. But I have told them 7-8 paise is too much. The government is contemplating a one paise hike per litre. We will discuss the same with MLAs from the city and take a decision," he said according t...