by Chiranjeevi Kulkarni | May 1, 2025 | Technical Consulting Press & Media
Dead Borewells Foretell Tales of Water Insecurity on Bengaluru Outskirts Dead borewells, dipping water tables, and increased pumping costs as power tariffs go up add to the challenges in rural water supply. Photo courtesy of Deccan Herald Dead borewells on the...
by Gangadharan B | Apr 16, 2025 | Urban Water Press & Media
Bengaluru Needs Effective Groundwater Monitoring Photo credit: Pixabay Monitoring groundwater level is like keeping a tab on your income and expenses—if you are spending more, it is a warning sign. You can cut down spending or find ways to earn more. Similarly, a city...
by Hari Prasad HK | Apr 3, 2025 | Urban Water Blogs
How Can We Engage Communities to Conserve Water in Bengaluru? At first glance, Century Saras might seem like any other building in the rapidly concretising neighbourhood of Yelahanka in Bengaluru. However, it stands out from the hundreds of similar apartments in the...
by Priyali Prakash | Nov 5, 2024 | Urban Water Press & Media
Why Does it Flood So Bad in Bengaluru? Photo by Dibakar Roy from Pexels “Experts say that urban flooding like what Bengaluru faces is very common due to high population pressure in cities like Bengaluru. Urbanisation causes increased demand for land which is...
by Kashish Tandon, Nandan Mandayam, Varun Vyas Hebbalalu | Oct 25, 2024 | Urban Water Press & Media
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...