Under pressure from the opposition and Congress leaders as well, Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy said that the hike in power charges will be reconsidered.
Speaking at the Indiramma Bata programme here on Monday, the Chief Minister said that the government will review the tariff suggested by ERC.
Cabinet minister K Jana Reddy and C Ramachadnraiah and senior leader JC Diwakar Reddy had expressed serious concern at the hike in power charges.
The chief minister, who is on a three-day tour to the district, had earlier laid foundation stone for the Somasila High level canal. (INN)