Amid the continuing saga on never-to-see new housing for people at the Ejipura slum, nearly 6500 people are now suffering due to a water supply outage. The slum is adjacent to Koramangala 8th Block in Bengaluru.
Quarrying and granite cutting activities are not allowed in residential areas but residents of villages around Bannerghatta are not able to get help in enforcing this.
With Cauvery phase II delayed most of the city still depends on groundwater. But the presence of nitrate, iron and flouride above permissible levels is a worrying factor.
Much of Bangalore’s wastes are being dumped in a one-acre plot at Subbarayanpalya near Rajarajeshwari Nagar. A garbage processing plant is yet to see light of day, and residents are suffering.
