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HomeBetter Water Management

Better Water Management

All about water issues, government plans, solutions and citizen initiatives. For those who want to see Bengaluru’s water crisis solved.

Environment

Bengaluru’s treated water foaming in Kolar: Plan to use in irrigation on hold

August 1, 2018 News Desk

Plan of using treated water in agriculture is a new idea. The foam and froth have put a temporary stop to the project. What needs to be done to make the project a viable option where treated water can be used?

Environment

Bengaluru is treating groundwater like ‘overdrawn credit card’

July 25, 2018 Sahana Ghosh

Aquifers in Bengaluru are over-exploited. Experts feel it is just a matter of time for parts of Bengaluru to be forced into a Capetown-like situation. World Resource Institute calls for a paradigm shift, from linear, centralised model to circular decentralised model of water supply.

Environment

Soapnut detergents cannot fully eliminate pollution in lakes – here’s why

July 13, 2018 Nagesh Aras

Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy announced in the state budget that soapnut-based detergent industry will be promoted in future, as it will help control pollution in lakes. Will this solution really help control lake pollution?

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.

Infrastructure

How long before BWSSB’s Cauvery Stage V reaches Bengaluru?

June 13, 2018 Seema Prasad

After 10 years of Bengaluru expanding to be ‘Bruhath’, the plan to provide water for all newly included villages is yet to materialise. How long before Cauvery water reaches all areas?

Environment

Dear BBC, Bengaluru isn’t running out of water soon. Here’s why!

February 14, 2018 Vishwanath Srikantaiah

Bengaluru has been projected as a city that will run out of water. Will this really happen? What water-safety measures does the city have in place? Water expert Vishwanath decodes the issue.

Environment

Lake isn’t just a blue water body, it’s a green wetland

February 13, 2018 Shubha Ramachandran

Popular imagination of a lake has pristine blue water, walking tracks and jogging tracks. But in Bengaluru the ideal image of the lake isn’t practically possible.

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.

Civic

How Mayor can help Bengaluru with clean water and lakes

December 1, 2017 Ananth S Kodavasal

Most STPs in Bengaluru are dysfunctional due to many reasons including use of inappropriate technology, incorrect design, faulty engineering, poor operation and maintenance.

Governance

Fear of an epidemic looms at Shamanna Gowda Layout

October 13, 2017 N R Satish

With the retainer wall near storm water drain demolished by BBMP, people are left in lurch as water from the drain wreaks havoc in this layout.

Governance

Why BBMP’s stormwater drain encroachment clearance drive is delayed

September 27, 2017 Akshatha M

After the 2016 floods, BBMP started the demolition drive to clear drain encroachments, and followed it with a plan to remodel Bengaluru’s stormwater drains. Why is this still not complete?

Environment

Three stories prove Bengaluru’s water woes can be solved

August 22, 2017 Kennedy Wirth

Three communities in Bengaluru are proving that sustainable water management in urban India is possible. They have eliminated borewells and tankers from the equation!

Environment

A watery Independence Day in S T Bed Layout

August 16, 2017 Ammu Joseph

What happens when residential layouts are built on rajakaluves or lake beds? Water flows where it wants to, and thoughtless development takes its toll.


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