by Sanjana Shashidhar | May 23, 2025 | Urban Water / In the News
The Greater Bengaluru Authority Must Embrace River-Centric Planning Photo credit: Rashmi Kulranjan With a population now touching 14.4 million and growing at 2.76 percent annually, the pressure on Bengaluru’s water system has reached alarming levels. According to WELL...
by WELL Labs Team | Apr 1, 2025 | Futures Research / Research
Situation Analysis: Raichur Transformation Lab A farmer tilling a field with bullocks in Devadurga taluk, Raichur district. Photo by Nabina Chakraborty Despite government efforts to expand irrigation infrastructure, Raichur district in the Indian state of Karnataka...
by Sowmya Raju | Oct 15, 2024 | Urban Water / In the News
Bengaluru: Driest September in Decades Exposes Demand-Supply Gap As reservoirs dwindle & demand skyrockets, IT City’s growing reliance on private tankers underscores the urgent need for sustainable water management “Bengaluru’s water crisis is...
by Sneha Singh, Shashank Palur | Aug 28, 2024 | Urban Water / Blogs
Grey to Blue: What Can Bengaluru Learn From Chennai on Tertiary Treatment of Wastewater This is the water pumping station at Porur lake. Credit: Shashank Palur. Climate change is exacerbating water woes in Indian cities. For example, Chennai — like many rapidly...
by Manjunatha G, SS Ghanti | May 22, 2024 | Rural Futures / Blogs
Field Notes from Raichur: Why MGNREGS Remains Key for Water Conservation in Rural India Along the edges of many farms in the northern Karnataka districts of Raichur and Koppal are hollowed-out rectangular pits called trench-cum-bunds (TCB). It’s a simple and...
