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Environment

Monitoring how local factors and city-level development and practices affect Bengaluru’s environment (air and water quality, pollution, water bodies, tree cover etc) and citizen engagement in the issue.

Aerial view of Jakkur lake
Environment

The Secret Life of Bengaluru’s Lakes: Envisioning a future

November 28, 2022 Pravar Chaudhary

If we protect our lakes, it could even be a solution to Bengaluru’s traffic management. All it needs is citizen involvement.

A photo of Jakkur Lake in Bengaluru
Environment

The Secret Life of Bengaluru’s Lakes: A look at their history and the current situation

November 25, 2022 Pravar Chaudhary

From being a city boasting of thousands of lakes to one with just over 200 lakes today, here is a look at what changed over the years in Bengaluru.

Flooded roads in Bengaluru in the aftermath of recent rains
Environment

Bengaluru: Still unprepared to face unusual weather events due to climate change

November 23, 2022 Sukanya Bhaumik

Citizen groups say BBMP is reinventing the wheel in preparing another Climate Action Plan, when a 2021 plan prepared by NGO ESG, is already with it.

Challekere lake
Environment

Study on cascading lakes in Hebbal explains why so many of them have dried up

November 7, 2022 Rashmi Kulranjan

Research finds that less than half the lakes in the valley are still connected to a larger system, which allows it to act as a buffer against floods.

Sindhoor with strays
Environment

Should caregiving of street dogs be encouraged?

November 3, 2022 Sindhoor Pangal and Sowjanya S Vijayanagar

How do we address the dog-people conflict? Remove them or care for a million animals? Or can we have an effective Animal Birth Control programme?

A group of people wading through knee deep water inside Rainbow Drive layout
Environment

Part 3: Why some parts of Bengaluru flood — The gradient factor

October 21, 2022 News Desk

Bengaluru has an undulating topography and gradients vary considerably across the city. This fact is important to understand why the city floods.

A car plying through a flooded street near RMZ Ecospace, Bengaluru
Environment

Part 2: Why Bengaluru floods — Understanding history and location

October 19, 2022 News Desk

As Bengaluru forgot its history and expanded into the valleys, over the last two decades, some parts of the city became more vulnerable to floods.

Residents wade through waist-deep water after settlement floods in Bellandur
Environment

Why certain areas in Bengaluru flood: A simple video explainer

October 14, 2022 News Desk

The first in a series looking at how rainwater in Bengaluru flows out into Varthur tank, situated at a height of 865 metres above sea level.

Recent flooding in Bengaluru
Environment

How open data, wastewater reuse and other measures can prevent flooding in Bengaluru

September 26, 2022 Shreya Nath

With increasing rainfall, it is time to implement measures to fix Bengaluru flooding issues with practical solutions. Expert shares a roadmap.

Pet bottles on tarpaulin
Environment

Co-creating cooling solutions for the homes of Bengaluru’s poor

September 16, 2022 Vinita Rodrigues

A new collaborative project works with urban poor to find ways to make their poorly-ventilated furnace-like homes cooler.

A monkey with a plastic water bottle and a lollipop in its hand
Environment

Monkey menace: The SOP to follow if you spot one outside your kitchen window

September 12, 2022 Bhakti G

As urban spread destroys their natural habitat, residents have frequent visits from monkeys, which BBMP and Forest Department must capture and relocate.

A group of people wading through knee deep water inside Rainbow Drive layout
Environment

Rainbow Drive — layout or lake? The man-made tragedy of Bengaluru’s flood-prone neighbourhoods

September 5, 2022 Meera K and Vaidya R

Multiple factors have led to areas like Rainbow Drive flooded. Holistic solutions are possible, but what will it take to make it happen?

A rock agama lizard on a wall in Bengaluru
Environment

Why you will rarely see the once-common Rock Agama lizard in Bengaluru today

September 1, 2022 Pragathi Ravi

In a 2020 study examining the effects of urbanisation on Rock Agama lizards, researchers found significant changes to their habitats.

Water and trees in the lake
Environment

How to do a tree census: Ambalipura Lake volunteers’ experience

August 12, 2022 Kavitha N Kishore

While government dillydallies, citizens show how to do it. A citizen initiative of data driven approach to sensitise people towards the environment.

A recharge well being dug at Mantri Espana, an apartment complex in Bellandur
Environment

How Bengaluru’s gated communities can positively impact the environment

July 15, 2022 Luke Dhanaraj

In this article, the author shares his thoughts on initiatives that gated communities can take to reduce pollution and improve the environment.

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