cauvery Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

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!

Survey: How much do you pay for water in Bangalore?

January 16, 2015 News Desk

Fill this survey and qualify for a lucky draw in which you could win four PVR Cinema tickets! You will also be helping map the cost of water in Bengaluru.

Environment

Pack your bags, to spend a great monsoon weekend!

August 8, 2013 Bosky Khanna

The rivers are full and nature is at its best this monsoon. Long weekends with holidays make it ideal season for you to visit various places outside Bangalore during weekends.

(B)looming disasters

April 11, 2013 Deepa Peck

Unplanned building construction is increasing water shortage and sewage accumulation across the city. Whitefield is no different.

How BWSSB is hoodwinking the people of Bengaluru

March 21, 2013 News Desk

What the BWSSB is doing is tokenism, piece-meal, ad-hoc and on “pilot” basis, says former top bureaucrat.

Why Cauvery Stage IV water has reached Bangalore, but not your home

March 6, 2013 Navya P K

How much of water from the Cauvery Stage IV, Phase II is reaching citizens? Which areas are getting it? If your area is supposed to be covered and you are still not getting water, here’s why.

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.

Civic

No talk, just clean and green

May 28, 2008 Deepa Mohan

Instead of cribbing about litter in picnic spots around Bangalore and apathy of the government bodies, a group of city-based volunteers have taken it on themselves to run clean and green drives.