by Rashmi Kulranjan, Shashank Palur | Mar 13, 2024 | Urban Water / Op-eds
A Possible Solution for Bengaluru’s Water Crisis Image by Rajesh Balouria from Pixabay. Rainwater harvesting could make a dent on the freshwater needs of the city, but it pales in comparison to wastewater As Bengaluru grows further outwards and faster than it can...
by Rashmi Kulranjan | Dec 6, 2023 | Urban Water / Op-eds
Drought in India: Can businesses play a role in collective action for water security? By intervening in meaningful ways to tackle India’s water crisis, businesses would not just mitigate operational and supply chain risk for themselves but have a wider, basin-level...
by Rashmi Kulranjan, Shashank Palur, Muhil Nesi | Oct 11, 2023 | Urban Water / Research
How Water Flows Through Bengaluru: Urban Water Balance Report Illustration depicting the flows and stores of water in Bengaluru city. Credit: Sarayu Neelakantan Bengaluru’s water problems may seem contradictory. In the height of summer, borewells and lakes dry up and...
by Smita Kumar, Cheshta Rajora, Rashmi Kulranjan | Jun 13, 2023 | Urban Water / Blogs
A Visionary Architect and a New Growth Model: What’s Behind the Rise of Sponge Cities in China? Dong’an Wetland Park in the city of Sanya in China’s Hainan Island, an example of a sponge city designed by Kongjian Yu. Credit: Turenscape Kongjian Yu was only...
by Smita Kumar, Cheshta Rajora, Rashmi Kulranjan | May 25, 2023 | Urban Water / Blogs
Soak Up the Rain: How a ‘Sponge City’ Makes Urban Areas Climate Resilient Indian cities are rapidly urbanising and becoming more vulnerable to floods. Credit: Dibakar Roy on Unsplash Bengaluru, India’s high-tech IT capital, was in deep water even before the arrival of...
