Water Supply

Interview: “It’s not a good idea to blindly take what was done in this study and try to do it all over the place. Human behaviour is highly context specific”.

What made Bengaluru one of the leaders in rainwater harvesting in India – a webinar organised by Biome and Citizen Matters had BWSSB, Jal Shakti Ministry and citizens sharing their insights.

BWSSB, Jal Shakti Abhiyan and BIOME in collaboration with Citizen Matters Bengaluru are hosting a webinar on rainwater harvesting in Bengaluru.

Apartments in peripheral Bengaluru have been struggling for water for years. But why are they reluctant to apply for Cauvery water connections now?

With only two years left to the 2023 deadline for the Cauvery Stage V water supply project, what’s the status?

On the 12 year anniversary of Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) being made mandatory in Bengaluru, S Vishwanath and Shubha Ramachandran talk about challenges and opportunities of sustainable water supply.

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

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.

Private tanker operators in Bengaluru often draw water from dubious sources and charge predatory prices during summer. Here are some suggestions on how they can be reined in.

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.

Azima, a resident of Banashankari, says water comes to the public tap in her locality only once in three days. Forget social distancing, even fights happen here for water.

Handwashing and personal hygiene are critical to protecting ourselves from coronavirus. But as summer approaches, Bengaluru faces the threat of water scarcity again. How can authorities and citizens handle this problem?