by Hari Prasad HK, Shashank Palur, Sneha Singh, Shreya Nath | Sep 20, 2024 | Urban Water Blogs
Bengaluru Has the Highest Number of Decentralised Sewage Treatment Plants Globally. Are They Effective? Bengaluru, Karnataka. Credit: Sanket Shah, Unsplash Bengaluru generates enough wastewater a day to fill over 750 Olympic-size swimming pools a day. This is more...
by Sneha Singh, Shashank Palur | Aug 28, 2024 | Urban Water Blogs
Grey to Blue: What Can Bengaluru Learn From Chennai on Tertiary Treatment of Wastewater This is the water pumping station at Porur lake. Credit: Shashank Palur. Climate change is exacerbating water woes in Indian cities. For example, Chennai — like many rapidly...
by Rajesh Ramamoorthy, Shreya Nath, Shashank Palur | Mar 22, 2024 | Urban Water Publications
Mapping Water in a Small Town: Insights from Chintamani, Karnataka The fieldwork and research for this project was carried out in partnership with Technology Informatics Design Endeavour (TIDE) and the Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association (BORDA)-South...
by Rashmi Kulranjan, Shashank Palur | Mar 13, 2024 | Urban Water Press & Media
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 Shashank Palur, Sarayu Neelakantan | Feb 14, 2024 | Urban Water Blogs
Where Does Bengaluru Get Water from? The infographic below shows Bengaluru’s water sources and wastewater. Groundwater and water from the Cauvery river are major sources of water supply for Bengaluru. However, increasing wastewater reuse could reduce the stress...
