Water tariff in Kerala is set to go up again soon. At a meeting of the Left Democratic Front the other day, Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine had sought permission to hike the water charges to meet the liabilities of the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) which has been in the red for a while.
The water charges will be hiked by 1 paisa per litre from April. With that, the current water charges of Rs 1.41 per 1,000 litres would become Rs 14.41.
On hearing this news, the public would naturally think 'can the Water Authority be revived if the water charge is increased by just 1 paisa per litre?' Is there any other means to make the government entity profitable apart from hiking charges? If you have great ideas, share those with us.
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