Bangalore Urban and Rural District

Maharashtra reeling under its worst water crisis

India has had very little to celebrate on World Wetlands Day this year as it has lost its wetlands at an alarming rate of 38% in just a decade (1991-2001).

Activists oppose Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's World Culture Festival along the Yamuna flood plains

CPCB finds Coca Cola plant in Hapur pumping toxic water into a pond

Panel finds Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) and private builders responsible for 11,000 acres of lake land encroachment

World-wide campaign against impacts of water privatisation

Rachenahalli is one of the few living lakes in north Bangalore. It is connected to water bodies upstream and downstream, particularly Jakkur Lake on the north-east. Both these lakes have been rejuvenated at substantial costs by the Bangalore Development Authority over the last decade.

CAG report blames Uttarakhand Government for 2013 flash floods

Lakes spewing foam and catching fire in Bangalore made big news for several weeks but this is just an indication of the times to come as we fill up water bodies with effluents or turn them into sewage dumps in most cities across India. India Water Portal talks to Leo F. Saldanha of Bangalore-based Environment Support Group on how to manage these precious resources. 

Monsoon leaves the country with 39% area still parched