by Shradha Triveni | Sep 17, 2024 | Urban Water Press & Media
Groundwater contamination leaves children at higher risk, finds Chikkaballapur study In another bleak pointer to groundwater contamination in Chikkaballapur Taluk, a new study has recorded excessive fluoride and nitrate content in samples and marked children who...
by Rajesh Ramamoorthy, Shreya Nath, Shashank Palur | Mar 22, 2024 | Urban Water Publications
Mapping Water in a Small Town: Insights from Chintamani, Karnataka The fieldwork and research for this project was carried out in partnership with Technology Informatics Design Endeavour (TIDE) and the Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association (BORDA)-South...
by Shashank Palur, Sarayu Neelakantan | Feb 14, 2024 | Urban Water Blogs
Where Does Bengaluru Get Water from? The infographic below shows Bengaluru’s water sources and wastewater. Groundwater and water from the Cauvery river are major sources of water supply for Bengaluru. However, increasing wastewater reuse could reduce the stress...
by Cheshta Rajora, Shashank Palur, Saad Ahmed | Feb 14, 2024 | Urban Water Blogs
Wastewater Reuse Policies across Indian States Across India, treated wastewater remains a severely under-utilised resource. According to the NITI Aayog, “Less than 1,000 million litres per day (MLD), which is about 3% of treated wastewater and 1% of wastewater...
by Rajesh Ramamoorthy, Saad Ahmed | Jan 25, 2024 | Urban Water Blogs
Lake Rejuvenation Can Resolve Urban Water Issues, But Only if Done Scientifically With climate change, many regions are experiencing extreme variability in rainfall. In 2023, Karnataka faced a drought regarded as the worst in 123 years. The year before, however, the...
