by Bhanu Sridharan | Oct 17, 2023 | Urban Water / In the News
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...
by KC Deepika | Oct 17, 2023 | Urban Water / In the News
Bengaluru Will Not Be Able to Meet Freshwater Demand with Existing Resources, Says Report Groundwater caters to nearly 50% of Bengaluru’s water demand, the rest from the Cauvery, says ‘How water flows through Bengaluru: Urban water balance report’ released by...
by Bhanu Sridharan | Oct 16, 2023 | Urban Water / In the News
Deluge or Drought: Water Researchers Explain How Bengaluru Can Build Resilience How can a mega city like ours handle the unpredictability of a climate change era monsoon, where we experience searing heat one month and flooded streets the next? As I write this, we have...
by Rashmi Kulranjan, Shashank Palur, Muhil Nesi | Oct 11, 2023 | Urban Water / Research
How Water Flows Through Bengaluru: Urban Water Balance Report Illustration depicting the flows and stores of water in Bengaluru city. Credit: Sarayu Neelakantan Bengaluru’s water problems may seem contradictory. In the height of summer, borewells and lakes dry up and...
by Muhil Nesi | Aug 31, 2022 | Urban Water / Op-eds
Why it’s Important to Map the Flow of Water through Cities A City Water Balance of all flows in the urban water system is a good starting point to understand the paradox of flooded streets and dry borewells. Bengaluru’s water problems may sometimes seem...
