BWSSB revises water tariff for apartments, sanitary charges for PGs providing relief

The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), which hiked water tariff and sanitary charges across the board in the city in April, 2025, has again revised the tariff for bulk users (apartments) and sanitary charges for Paying Guest (PG) accommodations on September 1, 2025, which will effectively reduce the hike from the levels in April.

Following the April’s water tariff hike, several apartment owners and Bangalore Apartment Federation (BAF) pointed out that the water tariff was based on the consumption only without taking into consideration the number of flats. Arguing that “water consumption in case of lesser flats will be lower when compared to those apartments with higher number of flats,” the BAF had appealed to revise the tariff based on the number of flats and by considering the minimum water consumption per flat, which the BWSSB has done.

The water tariff will now range from ₹25 a kilo litre to ₹55 a kilo litre based not on only on consumption but also on the number of flats in an apartment.

“This will ensure smaller apartments need not end up paying a higher tariff, like before. A majority of the apartments will benefit from this,” said Arun Kumar from BAF.

Meanwhile, sanitary charges for PG accommodations were hiked from ₹1000 to ₹2000 range before April, to the range of ₹5,000 to ₹7500 in April. It has now been revised to ₹2000 to ₹3000, depending on the number of rooms in the facility.