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Water Supply

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

Environment

Plumbers in demand, Bangalore struggling to get RWH right

August 2, 2010 Divya Sharma

Citizens and vendors alike are going through expected teething troubles to meet the mandatory deadline. Some Bangaloreans are simply handing over their gate keys to plumbers without knowing what is going to be done!

Environment

New teeth to stop water theft, tough battle ahead

June 2, 2010 Vaishnavi Vittal

BWSSB Chairman P B Ramamurthy has asked city councillors to help him use a new clause in city water law to clamp down on illegal connections.

Infrastructure

Water idea, Sirji!

June 1, 2010 N Narayana Murthy

Casa Ansal apartments, Bannerghatta road makes great progress in water management, cutting down Cauvery water consumption and substantially reduced the monthly water bill.

Governance

BWSSB to start hiring to redress water crisis

May 20, 2010 Vaishnavi Vittal

After two days of listening to views of city councillors, the BWSSB announced various measures including recruitment of staff, monthly meetings and cutting down water theft.

Governance

Groundwater turns into gold, government drilling deep

May 4, 2010 Vaishnavi Vittal

Panic seems to have hit the administration, with everyone from the state government to the BWSSB to the corporators getting onto a borewell-drilling spree.

Infrastructure

Solving water woes in apartments

April 27, 2010 Prashant Kamat

Water management in large, multi-storied apartment buildings is challenging. Why do we continue to consume more than we should? What can be done?

Infrastructure

Bangalore’s love-hate relationship with water now on film

February 14, 2010 Vaishnavi Vittal

Documentary film ‘Water and a City’ traces the journey of water into and out of urban Bangalore homes.

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Infrastructure

Water supply stoppages hurting residents citywide

January 24, 2010 Vaishnavi Vittal

Despite receiving water, northern parts of the city are parched due to inadequacies in BWSSB’s pipeline network. Southern areas have their own share of woes. Will the next stage of the Cauvery water project help?

Environment

Helping residents solve water woes

November 29, 2009 News Desk

Inviting you to a workshop that will look at water reality and solutions, including rain water harvesting, groundwater recharge and grey water reuse. On Sunday, December 6th at Redwood apartments off Sarjapura road.

Health

All about water purifiers

September 7, 2009 Reshmi Chakraborty

Is your tap water safe or do you need to purify it? Or should you just buy bottled water? How do you decide? Here is a quick guide to water quality and water purifiers.

Infrastructure

Lower your water bills with these simple steps

July 14, 2009 Vinita

A change of a flush, a bucket bath, a dual sink, here are simple ways to conserve water in your own homes.

Environment

“Know more about water”

July 8, 2009 News Desk

A interactive session on water harvesting, water quality testing, water diseases and more at JP Nagar on Saturday, 11th July. All are invited.

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Infrastructure

Monsoon here, time for RWH

June 20, 2009 Vaishnavi Vittal

The long-overdue uptick for RWH is finally here. Around 10,000 buildings in the city may be catching rainwater, by one informal estimate, and the numbers are steadily rising.

Health

An uncomfortable summer coming up, stay informed

March 26, 2009 Supriya Khandekar

Rapidly coming off a cool winter, Bengaluru is back to the usual: hit by water and electricity shortages. Be it combating seasonal ailments or dealing with shortages, know what’s going on and what is to come.

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Environment

Volunteers raise awareness about Madiwala Lake

March 24, 2009 Vaishnavi Vittal

Concerned citizens came together at the Madiwala lake park on the occasion of World Water Day to discuss the state of the lake and water quality.

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