As climate risks grow, India’s Bengaluru is trying to save its vanishing lakes
Published in Associated Press
Picture Credit: AP Press/Aijaz Rahi
Shashank Palur from the Urban Water programme shares insights on the current state of lakes in Bengaluru
“Lakes can act as cooling zones during extreme heat events, and they can act as a flood buffer when there are extreme rainfall events…sewer connections and water supply connections haven’t reached the entire city. So, lakes become polluted.”
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Aijaz Rahi and Shibi Arasu for Associated Press
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