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HomeSeries: Property Owner’s Water Guide

Series: Property Owner’s Water Guide

Governance

How to apply for a BWSSB water connection

March 19, 2013 News Desk

Planning to apply for water connection under the new Cauvery Stage IV Phase II? Which documents do you need and how much does it cost?

Civic

BWSSB trying to register all the borewells in Bangalore

March 11, 2013 Shamala Kittane Subramanyan

BWSSB is getting people to register their borewells in March. Will this effort to monitor groundwater exploitation succeed before the aquifers runs dry?

Infrastructure

Bengaluru’s stark water shortage can get worse: new study

November 7, 2012 Samuel Jacob

As if persistent warning bells were not enough, in a new study, city based geologists are showing that the region’s groundwater table may be sucked dry soon, and over 2.4 million citizens may be stranded.

Civic

City should focus on sewage treatment, 60% unused: CSE report

July 5, 2012 Abhishek Angad

Bringing cauvery to Bengaluru costs a whopping 300 crore rupees a year. But if the leakages are plugged and water is treated more efficiently, the city may not need to wait for Cauvery.

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Infrastructure

Replenish aquifers with rainwater harvesting

June 17, 2012 Marianne de Nazareth

Borewell digging goes on without any check by the authorities and since the water that comes from a borewell is ‘free’ why should anyone be careful using it is the attitude. There is a need to replenish aquifers as it is finite and the best method found so far is RWH.

Environment

New report raises hope for Bangalore’s lakes

September 14, 2010 Navya P K

Healthy lakes have always been critical for happy ground water levels. A recent report authored by Bangalorean specialists exposes a deteriorating situation and shows how the lakes must restored.

Health

All about water purifiers

September 7, 2009 Reshmi Chakraborty

Is your tap water safe or do you need to purify it? Or should you just buy bottled water? How do you decide? Here is a quick guide to water quality and water purifiers.

Infrastructure

Lower your water bills with these simple steps

July 14, 2009 Vinita

A change of a flush, a bucket bath, a dual sink, here are simple ways to conserve water in your own homes.

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Environment

Not a drop to waste

March 21, 2009 Arun Patre

How can we conserve water? How does one start on recycling water and harvesting rainwater. An introduction from India Water Portal.

Environment

Borewells, open wells and groundwater in Bangalore

July 22, 2008 Avinash Krishnamurthy

Conversations on groundwater recharging and rainwater harvesting tend to assume a knowledge of the meanings of several terms. Here’s a quick primer for Bangaloreans.


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