by Veena Srinivasan, Shreya Nath | Aug 16, 2024 | Urban Water / Op-eds
Making Every Drop Count Cities are growing faster than they can cope and are growing more vulnerable to extreme weather. With Bengaluru’s ever-escalating water problems becoming a recurrent, annual feature, innovative new thinking and plans are the need of the...
by KC Deepika | Jun 23, 2024 | Urban Water / In the News
Study of Chintamani in Karnataka reveals impact of urbanisation on small towns — overexploited groundwater to polluted lakes Recently published study, using Chintamani near Bengaluru as case study, says addressing water and sanitation challenges of small towns is key...
by Sneha Ramesh | Mar 21, 2024 | Urban Water / In the News
Rainwater harvesting park’s 14-year legacy: New techniques to show the way forward Credit: Deccan Herald The rainwater harvesting (RWH) theme park, established by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) in Jayanagar, marks its 14th year of operations on...
by Samrat Sharma | Feb 23, 2024 | Rural Futures / In the News
Depleting groundwater: Why India needs to rethink many agri practices Major crops like sugarcane, rice, cotton, and wheat are becoming more and more difficult to cultivate, given their water-intensive nature. The 2023 WELL Labs report noted: “A sustainable...
by well_admin | Feb 6, 2024 | Urban Water / In the News
India’s ‘lake man’ cleans up critical water supplies Ancient lake systems once provided Bengaluru with critical water supplies, but the Indian tech hub’s breakneck expansion left many waterways covered over or used as dumps. Nearly half of...
