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Water crisis
Overexploitation plunges groundwater levels in just 4 months in Bengaluru
While the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) tried to regulate the use of borewells by mandating pre-approval, illegal borewells continued to be drilled, impacting groundwater levels directly.
09 May 2024, 21:58 IST
Overexploitation plunges groundwater levels in just 4 months in Bengaluru
09 May 2024, 21:58 IST
Located on river bank, Srisailam assembly poll revolves around water crisis
Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 'water water everywhere but not a drop to drink' line aptly describes the paradox of rural families of the Srisailam assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh, who battle to get water although living near a dam.
29 April 2024, 04:25 IST
Located on river bank, Srisailam assembly poll revolves around water crisis
29 April 2024, 04:25 IST
How is this Bengaluru layout water sufficient during a water crisis?
28 April 2024, 06:56 IST
How is this Bengaluru layout water sufficient during a water crisis?
28 April 2024, 06:56 IST
BWSSB to implement AI-based groundwater monitoring system
BWSSB Chairman Ramprasat Manohar V, who met scientists from IISc and representatives from CGWA, said that a lack of data on groundwater levels across the city had made it difficult to handle the water crisis.
23 April 2024, 02:49 IST
BWSSB to implement AI-based groundwater monitoring system
23 April 2024, 02:49 IST
Green initiative targets tree roots to recharge Bengaluru's groundwater
'Loosening the tree base pits will soften the soil which will enhance the water percolation capacity,' said B Gunaranjan Shetty, president of Jaya Karnataka Janapara Vedike.
21 April 2024, 00:39 IST
Green initiative targets tree roots to recharge Bengaluru's groundwater
21 April 2024, 00:39 IST
Resolved 80% of city’s water crisis: BWSSB chief
Speaking after distributing certificates to volunteers who signed up to work with the BWSSB as ‘Jalamitra’, BWSSB Chairman Dr Ramprasat Manohar V expressed that the crisis has been largely addressed.
21 April 2024, 00:32 IST
Resolved 80% of city’s water crisis: BWSSB chief
21 April 2024, 00:32 IST
Karnataka fast becoming most arid state & nothing in sight to water hopes
Senior revenue department officials said nearly 20 districts of Karnataka are either arid or semi-arid regions now.
20 April 2024, 23:09 IST
Karnataka fast becoming most arid state & nothing in sight to water hopes
20 April 2024, 23:09 IST
Taking on a Royal Challenge off the field: RCB restores 3 lakes in a water-stressed Bengaluru
RCB launched the Lake Improvement Works Project in October 2023 as part of the "RCB Go Green Initiative". The project focused on desilting and developing the Ittgalpura and Sadenahalli lakes, located in highly water-stressed areas.
19 April 2024, 17:16 IST
Taking on a Royal Challenge off the field: RCB restores 3 lakes in a water-stressed Bengaluru
19 April 2024, 17:16 IST
How are city’s parks being managed amidst the water crisis?
Although known as the Garden City, Bengaluru’s green cover has decreased from 68 per centin 1973 to less than 3 per cent in 2023, according to the Bangalore Urban Information Centre, a public information system by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc).
13 April 2024, 22:08 IST
How are city’s parks being managed amidst the water crisis?
13 April 2024, 22:08 IST
'Cauvery Stage V project will be partially commissioned by May-end'
BWSSB Chairman Ramprasat Manohar V spoke to DH about the results of these measures, the challenges of handling such a crisis, and how the BWSSB plans to prevent such situations in the future.
13 April 2024, 22:05 IST
'Cauvery Stage V project will be partially commissioned by May-end'
13 April 2024, 22:05 IST
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