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DTE Coverage: Bengaluru Water Crisis 2024

Why the city that abounded in lakes and rivers went waterless

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
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Bengaluru water crisis: Is the southern metropolis heading towards Day Zero?
City founded by Kempe Gowda following same pattern as Cape Town in 2018
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Bengaluru water crisis: Emergency forces metropolis residents to seek alternatives


Many migrant techies in India’s Silicon Valley demand Work From Home; many considering buying property drop plans
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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
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Bengaluru today, your city tomorrow


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
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Bengaluru water crisis: Citizens raise questions on flourishing tanker business as municipal supply dries up


Water tanker operators often fail to produce adequate lab test results confirming water quality
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Bengaluru water crisis: BWSSB announces 20% water cut to bulk consumers; identifies areas bearing the brunt


Companies, hospitals, crematoria & graveyards, schools, railways and airport to take a hit
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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
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Simply Put: Bengaluru water crisis

Simply Put: SILLYcon valley

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