water scarcity Archives

Rainwater harvesting: Apartment’s water bill goes from over a lakh to zero in monsoons

August 14, 2020 Amal Padmanabhan

An apartment off Outer Ring Road in Bengaluru used to spend Rs 1-2 lakh on tanker water supply every month. But with rainwater harvesting, they no longer need to buy water for almost half the year.

Two years, one lakh wells: Can ‘Million Wells’ movement help solve Bengaluru’s water crisis?

May 12, 2020 Harsha Raj Gatty

In just two years, ‘A Million Wells’ movement has inspired Bengalureans to dig over 1.2 lakh recharge wells. If more citizens take up the cause, it could very well solve the city’s water crisis.

Panel to explore solutions to Bengaluru’s water crisis: Who gets how much and at what cost?

October 22, 2019 News Desk

How can every Bengalurean be provided with enough water for their needs, at a price they can afford? Attend a panel discussion on October 24th, where BWSSB Chairman and domain experts explore solutions

Perforations on the borewell casing pipe in the attachments so that water starts flowing into these holes.

Rs 3 lakh savings per year, and borewells that never dry: What a Bengaluru apartment gained from RWH

September 23, 2019 Samir Kumar Rakshit

In water-starved Chikkabellandur, a small apartment community uses rainwater harvesting (RWH) to meet much of their needs. They use some of the rainwater directly, and the rest to recharge their borewells

Towards water security: How to dig a recharge well

April 27, 2019 News Desk

Frustrated with water shortage, apartment communities in Bellandur are digging recharge wells in their own premises, to improve groundwater levels and be water-secure. Here is a detailed guide on how you too can build a recharge well around your home or layout

How this Bengaluru apartment cut water consumption by 52% with just three measures

March 22, 2019 Amal Padmanabhan

As apartments struggle for water again this summer, a community in east Bengaluru shows how to solve the crisis while saving lakhs of rupees annually

Tanker water supply dwindling, Cauvery water yet to arrive: What’s BBMP promising Bellandur?

March 11, 2019 Navya P K

Apartment representatives got a slew of promises on water supply from MLA Aravind Limbavali this Saturday. But can BBMP deliver on these?