Among 714 consumers who use more than 10 lakh litres of water in a month, 127 bulk consumers have requested the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board to supply treated water. V. Ram Prasath Manohar, Chairman, BWSSB, directed the officials to make arrangements to supply treated water to these consumers from the nearest Water Board and private Sewage Treatment Plants …
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that Bengaluru is facing a shortage of 500 million litres per day water every day and the State government has taken various measures to mitigate its impact. What city needs “The city needs 2,600 MLD of water, of which 1,450 MLD is coming from the Cauvery and 650 MLD from the underground water table through …
At a time when access to water has become Bengaluru’s biggest issue, how are the authorities looking after the parks and gardens of the Garden City, keeping these spaces green. The two green spaces get 15 lakh litres of treated water every day for the maintenance of trees and plants. While parks and gardens have their own borewells, golf courses …
Deputy chief minister and Bengaluru development minister, DK Shivakumar, has issued a directive to the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board to take charge of all irrigation and commercial borewells. Bengaluru is facing a water crisis for the past week or so due to less than normal rainfall in two monsoon seasons. Bengaluru has been facing a water crisis for …
The Tiruchi City Corporation has planned to sink additional borewells near its existing collector wells at Kambarasampettai on the Cauvery river bed to meet drinking water requirements of the city during summer. A senior Corporation official told The Hindu that although the city administration was well equipped to meet its daily drinking water requirements, it has been taking steps to …