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...
by Laraib Fatima Warsi | Sep 18, 2023 | Rural Futures Press & Media
A 2,000-yo Irrigation System is Being Revived in North Karnataka Pots are ubiquitous in rural areas with every household having a set of pots which are mostly used by village women to fetch water. But now the same humble pots are also coming to the rescue of farmers...
by Manjunatha G | Jun 19, 2023 | Rural Futures Blogs
Explainer: How Green Manure Can Help Degraded Farmlands Sustain Themselves A rotavator crushes a row of plants to create manure. Photo by Revanna Siddappa, Prarambha Soil fertility, i.e. the soil’s ability to support plant growth and optimise yield, depends on myriad...