by Veena Srinivasan | May 7, 2023 | Urban Water / Op-eds
Explained | What did India’s first national water-body census find? A view of the Bhavani river. Photo by Rashmi Kulranjan Water bodies are increasingly under threat from pollution, encroachment, urbanisation, and drying India is facing a water crisis with groundwater...
by Sweekruthi K | Apr 1, 2023 | Urban Water / In the News
Wanted: A plan to quench Bengaluru’s thirst People washing their autorickshaws at an outlet of Bengaluru’s Jakkur lake. Photo by Rashmi Kulranjan Managing and utilising Bengaluru’s abundant rain to reduce the city’s piped water demand needs a...
by Muhil Nesi | Aug 31, 2022 | Urban Water / Op-eds
Why it’s Important to Map the Flow of Water through Cities A City Water Balance of all flows in the urban water system is a good starting point to understand the paradox of flooded streets and dry borewells. Bengaluru’s water problems may sometimes seem...
by Rashmi Kulranjan, Shashank Palur, Muhil Nesi | Aug 22, 2022 | Urban Water / Blogs
Why We Need Urban Water Balances Bengaluru’s water crisis — A tale of mismanagement Bengaluru’s water problems may sometimes seem contradictory. Stories of drying borewells and lakes compete with outcries about flooded streets. But these twin water problems are...
by Shreya Nath, Sneha Singh | Apr 24, 2022 | Urban Water / Op-eds
We Must Address the Wastewater Reuse ‘Yuck Factor’ to Save Freshwater, Reduce Pollution Photo by Trevor Gerzen, Unsplash The treatment of reclaimed water (treated wastewater) and its reuse has become a significant area of interest because of its potential to address...
