by Sneha Ramesh | Jun 30, 2024 | Urban Water / In the News
Cauvery Stage V draws to a close; what next for BWSSB? Given that water supply projects take a long time and are financially heavy, experts and residents suggest that the BWSSB should begin work on the Cauvery Stage VI soon by picking up the learnings from the Cauvery...
by Anjana Pasricha | Jun 27, 2024 | Urban Water / In the News
Delhi Grapples With Water Woes Amid Heat Wave As taps in their homes run dry during the summer, people fill water for their daily use from an overhead tank. Credit: Anjana Pasricha/VOA Political disputes over sharing of water from common rivers have often erupted when...
by Veena Srinivasan, Vivek Grewal | Jun 26, 2024 | Technical Consulting / Op-eds
Why do parts of Maharashtra experience different water stress levels? Even when wells and reservoirs run dry in Marathwada, Maharashtra’s coastal areas experience severe flooding. After the deficient monsoon last year, the Maharashtra government declared many...
by Sravasti Datta | May 17, 2024 | Urban Water / In the News
For home-buyers in Bengaluru, a checklist to assess water security According to the Water, Environment, Land, and Livelihoods (WELL) Labs’ Bengaluru urban water balance report, freshwater demand in Bengaluru is approximately 2,632 million litres per day (MLD). The...
by Ranjita Ganesan | May 16, 2024 | Urban Water / In the News
Watered down: Evaluating Bengaluru’s future as India’s IT capital In April, Nithin Kamath of Zerodha posted a series of tweets drawing attention to Bengaluru’s escalating water crisis. He mentioned a possible solution: Turning wastewater into drinkable...
