Water every other day: Bengaluru is drying up & destruction of lakes is the reason
City is now dependent on Krishna Raja Sagara reservoir, which received only 75% of its usual inflow last due to poor rainfall in River Cauvery catchment area Click here to read more
Bengaluru water crisis: Is the southern metropolis heading towards Day Zero? City founded by Kempe Gowda following same pattern as Cape Town in 2018 Click here to read more
Rainwater harvesting and wastewater treatment best options for Bengaluru: T V Ramachandra
The IISc professor who famously ‘saw the future of Bengaluru’ a decade ago, speaks to Down To Earth about where the city went wrong and how it can right itself Click here to read more
India’ third-most populous urban area is just another city that is being shown the mirror—the dreams of a perfect water supply driven by high-cost engineering solutions are being shattered Click here to read more
Why is Bengaluru city facing the worst water crisis in its nearly 500-year history? The situation might get worse as the next monsoon is still 100 days away Click here to read more
Bengaluru water crisis: Their suggestions ignored for over a decade, two hydrogeologists prescribe an immediate solution
The cumulative impact of these measures would meet the water requirement of 14 million people in Bengaluru, without any dependence on groundwater Click here to read more
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