Bengaluru: Driest September in Decades Exposes Demand-Supply Gap
As reservoirs dwindle & demand skyrockets, IT City’s growing reliance on private tankers underscores the urgent need for sustainable water management
“Bengaluru’s water crisis is because of rapid urbanisation and the delayed implementation of the Stage 5 Cauvery water plan,” explained Shashank Palur, Senior Hydrologist at WELL Labs. He pointed out that the city’s population has doubled over the last seven years, but infrastructure has not kept up with this surge in water demand. One of the main contributors to this crisis is unsustainable water consumption.
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