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Swimming pools in Bengaluru flouting BWSSB rules

It has been found that many swimming pools in the city do not adhere to the rules mandated by the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board regarding filling of the pools and setting up of rainwater harvesting. While several apartment complexes, sports arenas, and private pools do not have rainwater harvesting facilities, some pools continue to use Cauvery water. The …

The battle for water in Bengaluru

In recent months, Bengaluru’s acute water shortage has dominated headlines, sparking conversations in households and newsrooms alike. With proper collection and management led by programmatic solutions like percolation pits and tech-led innovations on rainwater harvesting and storm drain management, rainwater can substantially alleviate water stress. For example, around 77% of Bengaluru’s wastewater is currently treated through a combination of municipal …

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To combat water scarcity and restore groundwater levels, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board has constructed 986 percolation/recharge wells across the city within a span of one month. BWSSB Chairman Ram Prasath Manohar emphasized the critical need for rainwater harvesting to address the root cause of water scarcity in Bengaluru. “While the city receives its share of Cauvery water, …

Percolation wells, a logical solution to Bengaluru’s water riddle

United Way of Bengaluru, a unit of the global United Way network, a privately-funded non-profit organisation founded 132 years ago, is pitching in to find a logical solution to Bengaluru’s water woes. Percolation wells are designed to capture rainwater so that the ground water table is restored, conserved and recharged as the created percolation and filtration environment triggers natural aquifers. …

Water woes | Demand goes up for RWH systems in Bengaluru

With the water crisis continuing in Bengaluru and the water conservation norms of Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board getting stricter, there has been a spike in demand for rainwater harvesting systems in the city. Now, because of the water scarcity in the city, I get 20 to 25 calls every day,” said Vivek Chandra, owner of Nesara Rainwater Harvesting …

Bengaluru water crisis | The parched IT capital of India

Sharfunnisa, 70, a resident of Varthur in south-eastern Bengaluru, has been struggling to arrange for water for her family’s daily needs. Households in Bengaluru, dependent on water supply from the Cauvery river or water tankers, are preparing for the situation to worsen as the city stares at a severe summer. Today, the underground water table in the village has depleted …

Heavy movement of vehicles between Bengaluru and Mangaluru on National Highway 75 this past weekend due to a series of holidays resulted in vehicles having to crawl in and around Kalladka town amid the slush filled carriageway. With the work on the 2.1 km flyover in the town moving at a snail’s pace and the service roads below not having …

Bengaluru rains: Bus and train services affected

Several fish were found dead at Jakkur lake in North Bengaluru, allegedly due to the entry of sewage along with rainwater after the recent rains in the city. For the last couple of days, the fish in the lakes are dying as a result of the polluted water, the walkers here said, adding that it has been happening after the …

Bengaluru Airport Succeeds in Replenishing More Water Than It Consumes

Mission Paani: Bengaluru-based engineer helps revive 10,000 wells to mitigate city's water crisis

Through a YouTube channel, he shares his insights and tries to spread awareness on the proper usage of rainwater and provides tips for rainwater harvesting Governments and the non-government organisations are pooling in their resources to battle the water crisis, which poses a major threat to future generations. One of the country’s top tier cities, Bengaluru, despite possessing advanced infrastructure, …