Rain batters India’s Bengaluru, Renews Haphazard Expansion Concerns
Over the last four decades, the city has lost 88% of green cover, while areas covered by concrete have increased 11-fold, according to studies by the Indian Institute of Science.
“The problem is compounded by structures built on what used to be lakes, where water would earlier percolate during rains,” said Veena Srinivasan, Executive Director at environment-focused non-profit organisation WELL Labs.
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Kashish Tandon, Nandan Mandayam and Varun Vyas Hebbalalu for Hindustan Times.
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