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sewage

Trend of SARS-Cov-2 viral load across Bengaluru Urban
Health

What wastewater surveillance in Bengaluru reveals about COVID-19 trend

January 3, 2022 Vaidya R

A wastewater surveillance project shows the trend in COVID cases in Bengaluru; data indicates a possible rise in the coming weeks!

Tanks and pipelines of an STP
Water Supply

How a Bengaluru apartment fixed its sewage treatment process

February 8, 2021 Tarun Denniz

The STP now produces clean treated water and 80-100 kgs of sludge cake a day, which farmers nearby use as fertiliser.

Environment

Bengaluru lakes are drying up even during monsoons, here’s why

September 28, 2020 Sanjana Alex, Shashank Palur, Shubha Ramachandran and Suma Rao

Why do lakes like Sowl Kere and Arekere remain dry even during monsoons? The reasons are often man-made – building over stormwater drains, sewage, excessive borewell digging, etc. But there are solutions too.

Potholes in Yelanahalli Road, Bengaluru
Economy

Bengaluru Buzz: HC adjourns pothole case | Fuel price reduced by Rs 2 | Whitefield presses for GIL closure

September 27, 2018 News Desk

From potholes to sewage mismanagement to polluting industries — a recap of recent headlines on burning issues for Bengaluru that you may have missed.

Environment

Is Bengaluru ready to drink treated sewage?

January 9, 2017 Arunava Banerjee

With more and more apartments installing sewage treatment plants, recycled water is available for use. After RO treatment, this water becomes potable. But are people drinking it?

Environment

Sorrows of Bengaluru’s largest lakes: A photo essay

January 4, 2017 Nikhil R Reddy

We know that Bellandur and Varthur lakes are in bad shape. But just how bad? Check these shocking pictures.

2 blue filtration tanks
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.

Infrastructure

Forget the Cauvery river for once, and think water!

September 16, 2016 Vishwanath Srikantaiah

Instead of crying foul over the water lost to our neighbour and igniting passion, there’s a lot more we (and the governments) can do. Zenrainman shares his 8-point mantra!

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The black waters of Bellandur lake; Is BBMP committing contempt of court?; Support systems for newly released prisoners

April 13, 2016 News Desk

Is there any hope for Bellandur Lake? What support does the government offer to released convicts? Is BBMP committing contempt of court by failing to deal with the garbage crisis? All this and more…

UNCATEGORIZED

No to elevated roads; Out of jail and into life; Now, waste segregation must across India

April 7, 2016 News Desk

Will elevated roads help make Bengaluru transport sustainable? Where does your sewage go? What’s has the Central Government decided with respect to solid waste management? How do released convicts cope with life outside prison? All this and more…

Environment

Take the first step in managing your water supply efficiently!

June 11, 2014 Ganga Madappa

Does your apartment complex have an efficient and sustainable water management system in place? If not, now is a good time to implement it.

Governance

Pay BWSSB contractor to reconnect sewage line, or live with stink

September 11, 2013 Bosky Khanna

Residents of Jayanagar 3rd block are forced to pay hefty sum to the BWSSB contractor to restore their connection to new sewage lines. Those who don’t want to pay are being threatened and left with the stink and sewage lines unconnected.

Governance

False promise to save Bellandur lake exposed

August 28, 2012 Sankar C G

Without fixing the three malfunctioning sewage treatment plants that keep Bellandur lake polluted, BWSSB has called for tenders for a new Rs 250 crore STP for the overflow water going to Varthur lake.

Civic

Bangalore is drowning in its own sewage

August 1, 2012 Marianne de Nazareth

Residential areas have turned commercial. But the sewage pipes have not been updated for over a 100 years. This is raising stink in central Bangalore. BWSSB continues to ignore the problem.

Infrastructure

Help! Someone else’s sewage in our pipes

June 6, 2011 Navya P K

While the apartment complex residents worry about untreated sewage in their drain pipes, the issue points to the larger problem of lack of sewage lines in the entire 7th and 8th phases of JP Nagar.

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