Why Researchers are Developing a Balance Sheet for Bengaluru’s Water
Citizen Matters spoke to urban hydrologists and researchers, Rashmi Kulranjan and Shashank Palur, about how Bengaluru can reduce dependence on external water sources, like Cauvery, and become water resilient.
In this interview, the researchers say that the first step towards achieving the goal of resilience is to understand water usage by building a water balance for the city.
CM: What is an urban water balance?
Rashmi: We were interested in looking at alternatives to fulfill Bengaluru’s water demand without increasing Cauvery water supply because that is not infinite. We started the exercise by trying to quantify how much water there is in the city. Where it is coming from and where it is being used.
Acknowledgements
Rashmi Kulranjan and Shashank Palur quoted in an article for Citizen Matters, written by Bhanu Sridharan
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