The Ministry of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development says that steps will be taken to revise water tariffs once in every 6 months.

Its secretary R. M. W. S. Samaradivakara said that steps will be taken to introduce a price formula for that.

The price formula will be derived based on the costs of water treatment, such as electricity bills, and cost of chemical substances.

He added that the water tariff will be revised once in every 6 months, according to these expenses.

Samaradivakara said that if the electricity tariff is reduced in the future, the water tariff may also be reduced.

Meanwhile, the water tariffs were increased to be effective from the 1st of August.

In the new tariff revision, the tariffs have been increased by a higher percentage for household units with low water consumption and a lower percentage for houses with high consumption.