• About
  • Collaborate
  • Data
  • Search
  • Donate
Citizen Matters, Bengaluru
  • Cities
    • Home
    • Bengaluru
    • Chennai
    • Mumbai
    • Delhi / NCR
    • Pune
    • Hyderabad
    • Ahmedabad
  • Current
  • Civic
  • Commute
  • Governance
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Infrastructure
  • Waste
  • Water
  • Society
Homebengaluru lakes

bengaluru lakes

A man measuring DO at the lake
Water Supply

Why pre-monsoon showers lead to fish kill cases in Bengaluru’s Lakes

July 5, 2022 Priyanka Jamwal

Fish kill were seen in Ulsoor, Basavanapura, Muthanallur and Bhattarahalli lakes recently. What is the cause and how to prevent this?

algal-growth-in-rachenahalli-lake
Environment

Why are Bengaluru lakes green in colour?

May 4, 2021 Priyanka Jamwal

One of the characteristic features of a lake is its colour.  You may have noticed that the water in many lakes in Bengaluru is green, and not blue, as you might have imagined it to

Environment

Why fish die in Bengaluru lakes, and what you can do to prevent it

May 27, 2020 Sanjana Alex

Much of the fish and bird kill in Bengaluru lakes is caused by pollution. What are the exact sources of such pollution, and what can we as citizens do about it?

Environment

Nature maps of Bengaluru released

December 4, 2019 News Desk

Landscape Foundation India has released Kannada and English maps of ecologically and culturally significant sites in the city. Their research delves into Bengaluru’s changing relationship with nature over the past 500 years

Environment

Source water locally, ban borewells, to prevent scarcity

April 23, 2019 Sandeep Anirudhan

The reason for Bengaluru’s water scarcity is our disconnect with the source of water. To reverse this, each ward should be made to generate water locally, and Cauvery water be taxed heavily, opines the author

Civic

Jalamitra shows how to rejuvenate a lake in Bengaluru

November 21, 2017 Shobha Ananda Reddy

Jal Mitra celebrated its second year anniversary recently. A volunteer from this group actively involved in the preservation of Rachenahalli Lake, shares its road map on how you can save your local lakes.

Environment

Communities take command of lake cleanups in Bengaluru

September 1, 2017 Kennedy Wirth

Groups of people work with the local corporators, to manually clean the lake every weekend. What else is happening, in Bengaluru’s lake rejuvenation scene?

No Picture
UNCATEGORIZED

Sarjapur Road wetlands affected by realty projects; Manual scavenging, the killing curse; Journalism Workshop for Teens

April 27, 2016 News Desk

In this edition: 870-unit realty project helping kill lake wetlands off Sarjapura Road; In 21st century Bengaluru, men still die cleaning manholes; Why we don’t know what ails Bengaluru and more…

Environment

If you didn’t attend Bengaluru’s first lake festival, here’s what you missed!

January 14, 2015 Akshatha M

An entire day by the lakeside. Workshops, walks, awareness sessions, rangoli, painting, orchestra and fun. Over 3000 citizens celebrated Kere Habba on the Kaikondrahalli lake premises.

Society

An early morning walk at Lalbagh

May 14, 2009 Arun Kumar

The milk delivery was more than an hour away. No second cup of tea till then. How do I kill time? Maybe it was this weakened state that made me even consider the suggestion my wife made.


Citizen Matters NewsletterSubscribe

Follow us on

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube

Information

  • Team
  • Awards and Recognition
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Grievance Redressal

Collaborate

  • Login
  • Openings
  • Contact Us
  • Reprint Permissions
  • Comment Policy & Disclaimer

Supported By


oorvani-foundation-website

© Oorvani Foundation 2013-2023