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Bengaluru Buzz: ‘Cleanest’ air among cities post Deepavali | Lowest covid deaths | College attendance thin… and more

November 21, 2020 News Desk

Catch up on news from the city this week, in our roundup.

Water Supply

How a dysfunctional pollution watchdog is affecting Bengaluru’s water scene

March 22, 2020 Nagesh Aras

That Bengaluru gets into a regular water crisis, is something we all know. But whose job is it to protect our water resources? It’s our state pollution control board. And here’s why KSPCB is incapable of bailing us out.

Environment

Clean Air Summit to discuss solutions to air pollution

August 22, 2019 News Desk

At ICAS 2019, scientists and policymakers from across the country will deliberate on strategies to reduce air pollution. You can attend panel discussions and trainings at the event

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Bengaluru Buzz: Property tax hike planned | 65,000 buildings yet to have RWH | Peenya units flout pollution norms

June 9, 2019 News Desk

BBMP plans to hike property tax, most industrial units in Peenya found contaminating groundwater and soil, BWSSB takes stock of rainwater harvesting systems – read more on what made news in Bengaluru over the past week

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Bengaluru Buzz: KSPCB action against polluters | Hike in water tariff planned | Schools enforce rules on bag weight

May 18, 2019 News Desk

KSPCB slaps notices and cases against 331 polluters in the state, BWSSB plans to increase water tariff by 15 percent, schools ask students to carry lighter bags – read more on what has been happening in Bengaluru this week

A foaming Bellandur lake
Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: NGT action to save lakes | Draft policy to ease commute | Action plan for air quality

May 13, 2019 News Desk

Action to be taken against encroachers of Kaikondarahalli lake buffer zone, sewage and rainwater to be diverted away from Bellandur lake, draft commute policy and new air quality action plan for Bengaluru – read more on what happened in the city over the past week

Governance

How is Cauvery water supply treated for contamination?

December 18, 2018 Revathi Siva Kumar

Drawing 1450 million liters of water per day from 150 kms and distributing it to households —how does that work out? How do Bengalureans get safe water?

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The long road to clean air: Behind the court ruling on GIL’s Whitefield plant

November 19, 2018 Soumik Dutta

The Supreme Court has imposed a penalty of Rs 50 lakh on Graphite India limited (GIL), calling its Whitefield plant a serious offender contributing to air pollution in the area. In the first of an in-depth two-part series, we look at the long struggle that led to the ruling.

Environment

Why has the KSPCB failed to arrest air pollution in Bengaluru?

October 25, 2018 Revathi Siva Kumar

“Ours is a monitoring station, which can only assess and suggest,” say KSPCB officials. What are these suggestions and is the city even close to implementing those?

Environment

BESCOM sends disconnection notice to apartments upon KSPCB orders

September 4, 2018 News Desk

KSPCB is asking the apartments to adhere to the water act. But the problem is that many of the issues KSPCB is bringing forward are being contested by apartment residents as irrelevant and undesirable.

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Civic

BWSSB STP rules: Creating more problems than solutions

December 23, 2016 Nakul Heble

Recent BWSSB regulation requiring even existing apartments in core sewered areas of Bengaluru to compulsorily install STPs reeks of impracticality and an unfair targeting of apartment dwellers.

Governance

Apartments struggle with ‘manage your own sewage’ rule

December 9, 2016 Pradeep Kuttuva

Following BWSSB’s 2016 regulation mandating all apartment complexes with more than 20 units to install their own STPs, a study finds many challenges before the ones already in place.

Environment

Bengaluru gears up for ‘swachh-ta’ on Gandhi Jayanti

October 1, 2016 News Desk

If you want to pitch in to make your city cleaner this October 2nd, here’s a list of drives around the city that you can join!

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Environment

Are you a recycling freak? You could win an award!

May 15, 2016 Pinky Chandran

If you are part of a community that ensures that a bulk of the waste generated is recycled in the right manner, this is for you! Applications are open for the 2016 edition of the Recyclathon Awards.

Environment

Citizens urge KSPCB to have committees to monitor waste and lake activities

March 11, 2016 News Desk

Over 150 RWAs participated in the meeting. KSPCB said they will set up websites for each lake where people can lodge complaints.

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