by Namitha Nayak, Radhika Sundaresan | Dec 19, 2025 | Urban Water / Op-eds
The value of green: Why cities must invest in Nature-based solutions Currently, most NbS suffer from an invisibility problem. A tree-lined avenue is appreciated for its beauty, but its role in reducing urban heat stress, improving air quality, managing stormwater, and...
by Sneha Ramesh | Nov 25, 2025 | Urban Water / In the News
Bengaluru: BWSSB sets up expert panel under retd IISc prof to boost reuse of treated water The Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has formed a committee to enable the increase in use of treated black and grey water in Bengaluru city. Gayathri...
by Chetan B C | Oct 25, 2025 | Urban Water / In the News
New zonal drainage master plan on the cards to tackle flooding in Bengaluru ‘CSTEP and WELL Labs, which are providing services under a non-profit memorandum, will support the GBA in specific areas of the ZDM. In particular, WELL Labs will focus on ZDM...
by Shree DN | Oct 25, 2025 | Urban Water / In the News
Whitefield drains expose severity of Bengaluru’s stormwater crisis WELL Labs is partnering with the GBA and KSNDMC to manage stormwater in the city via blue-green-grey solutions. Gayathri Muraleedharan, co-managing partner of Urban Water Programme, WELL Labs,...
by Harshitha Padmavinod | Jun 2, 2025 | Urban Water / In the News
Are White-Topped Roads Worsening Flooding in Bengaluru? Photo by Dibakar Roy on Unsplash Roads in Bengaluru are designed without keeping water recharge and drainage systems in mind, often leading to flooding in the city. “If people see more cases of flooding because...
