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HomeWater Supply

Water Supply

Exploring the state of water supply and sewerage in Bengaluru, the role and functioning of BWSSB and other authorities

Well-diggers of Bengaluru at work
Water Supply

The ‘Million Wells for Bengaluru’ campaign aims to recharge the city’s groundwater

October 10, 2022 Radhika Viswanathan

The campaign is encouraging citizens to collectively own and manage shallow aquifers and provide livelihood to well-diggers.

Thippagondanahalli Dam and Reservoir
Water Supply

The story of Thippagondanahalli Dam on the Arkavathi

September 22, 2022 Nirmala Gowda

Thippagondanahalli Dam, once Bengaluru’s main drinking water source, is now defunct because Arkavathi river is polluted, and running dry.

Ulsoor lake shot at dusk
Water Supply

Whom do you call to fix your lake?

July 21, 2022 Shilpa M Swaraj

Here’s a list of all the government departments as well as groups of residents and interested ecologists who are looking after Bengaluru’s lakes.

A man measuring DO at the lake
Water Supply

Why pre-monsoon showers lead to fish kill cases in Bengaluru’s Lakes

July 5, 2022 Priyanka Jamwal

Fish kill were seen in Ulsoor, Basavanapura, Muthanallur and Bhattarahalli lakes recently. What is the cause and how to prevent this?

treated wastewater pipe
Water Supply

Six reasons why Bengaluru apartments are not reusing their wastewater

June 28, 2022 Shreya Nath and B Sneha Singh

Reusing wastewater is a critical step for conserving water, but what is holding back large-scale reuse? Researchers have identified six important factors.

Tanks and pipelines of an STP
Water Supply

How to fix problems with apartment STPs

June 10, 2022 Shreya Nath and B Sneha Singh

Reusing treated wastewater can help reduce freshwater demand. But how to ensure well functioning STPs in apartments that provide quality treated water?

Anil Kashya, Bangalore, Zed Earth community
Water Supply

A residential layout achieves freedom from water tankers and saves lakhs

June 6, 2022 Supriya Khandekar

A gated society with 60 villas that was dependent on tanker water supply, especially in the summer months, has managed to go tanker-free this year.

Water Supply

Costly and scarce: Water access a daily struggle for Bengaluru slum dwellers

May 18, 2022 Navya P K

A majority of slum residents depend on public borewells for water, which they use for cooking and drinking without filtering, at great risk to health.

A recharge well being built
Water Supply

Webinar: Reconnecting with open wells and our relationship with shallow aquifers that feed them

March 16, 2022 Navya P K

Many Bengalureans are now building shallow open wells or recharge wells, and drawing good-quality water from these for their daily needs.

Open well
Water Supply

Webinar: How Bengaluru can become water sustainable with open wells

February 25, 2022 News Desk

Open and recharge wells are an integral part of managing groundwater. Listen to BWSSB officials, experts and citizens share their experiences.

Dr Chandan Banerjee, Associate Director at Water Solutions Lab
Water Supply

Interview: IISc projects that connect Bengaluru’s water problems to solutions

February 15, 2022 Navya P K

“The Water Solutions Lab focuses on both design and policy. Technology has to be coupled with correct policy making to properly utilise the technology.”

Woman looking at water meter
Water Supply

Webinar: BWSSB, residents share water metering, conservation techniques

November 26, 2021 Navya P K

BWSSB, experts, and apartment residents discuss successful models of managing water demand – from water metering to reuse techniques.

Residents of several apartments and individual houses have dug recharge wells. Pic: Biome
Water Supply

Webinar: How you can reduce water use and avoid summer scarcity

November 18, 2021 News Desk

Attend a webinar on November 20, on the ways to reduce water demand at the individual and community levels, and the government rules on these.

Water meters on the rooftop of Sundale Apartments, Ulsoor
Water Supply

BWSSB to push internal water metering, apartments not ready yet

July 28, 2021 Navya P K

BWSSB now mandates apartments to install internal water meters, but many apartment associations find it’s not easy.

A recent study by IIMB shows behavioural interventions can lead to water conservation
Water Supply

People can and do change, with the right kind of behavioural intervention

July 19, 2021 Navya P K

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”.

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