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Installation of decontamination system in a stormwater drain
Waste Management

A new approach to decontaminating Bengaluru’s wastewater

January 28, 2022 Vrushal Pendharkar, Priyanka Jamwal, Daniel Phillips and Ramya

Inexpensive, easy-to-maintain local materials can be used to decontaminate Bengaluru’s wastewater, which would prevent polluted water from entering lakes.

Environment

Polluted lakes, poor waste management contaminating Bengaluru’s groundwater

January 5, 2021 Sanjana Alex, Shashank Palur, Shubha Ramachandran, Suma Rao and Veena Srinivasan

A majority of lakes and storm water drains in Bengaluru are severely polluted. These water bodies recharge groundwater, which means their pollutants are getting into our open wells and borewells.

Water Supply

“Fining apartment owners for faulty sewage treatment plants is unjust”

March 10, 2020 Ananth S Kodavasal

As per environmental jurisprudence, the polluter has to pay. But apartment STPs (sewage treatment plants) are usually set up and approved by five different players. So who’s the real polluter when an STP is defective?

Waste Management

Pollution watchdog’s penalty spree: Apartments get stay from court

March 1, 2020 News Desk

KSPCB has sent notices to hundreds of apartments in the city, alleging they are discharging untreated sewage. Apartments have gone to court against what they call an arbitrary action.

Environment

BWSSB projects March 2021 deadline for sewage network in 110 villages

June 14, 2018 Seema Prasad

Better groundwater quality in cities requires an underground sewage network and its timely treatment and usage. Outskirts of BBMP limits in Bengaluru are yet to be covered by a sewage network, though plans are underway.

Governance

Why STPs for older apartments won’t work in Bengaluru

December 27, 2017 Srikanth Narasimhan

Apartment dwellers do not want to hinder the efforts to save lakes. However retrospective STPs are not going to work, say apartment owners.


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