Bangalore Urban and Rural District

Activists demand Environmental Impact Assessment for Yettinahole project
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 29 Sep, 2015 05:05 PM

Social Impact Assessment alone not enough for Yettinahole, say activists
River Nethravathi (Source: Parineeta Dandekar via SANDRP)
Call for Concepts for the Short Term Research Grants, Groundwater- Sanitation Nexus Research Programme, Arghyam
Arghyam invites ideas for the short-term (6 – 12 months duration) research studies in the GW-SAN sector
Posted on 05 Aug, 2015 01:04 PM

About Arghyam’s GW-SAN Nexus Research Programme
India set to become water scarce in 10 years
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Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 04 Aug, 2015 10:20 PM

India set to become water scarce in 10 years time: Govt tells Parliament
Water scarcity: A reality in 2025? (Source: Wikipedia)
Maharashtra tops India in farmers' suicide during 2014
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 20 Jul, 2015 10:21 PM

Maharashtra recorded highest number of farmers' suicides during 2014
A farmer working on his field
Bangalore's water mafia explained!
Water mafias do not comprise only independent, small-scale players operating outside the state but also large-scale utility companies, which too operate through the water mafia and its strategies.
Malini Ranganathan
Posted on 29 May, 2015 09:20 PM

Water tankers are a common sight in most Indian cities and so are tanker businesses that extract and deliver groundwater via trucks or tractors to hundreds of residential neighbourhoods at a negotiated price. Most of these are informal or unauthorised.

Who are the water mafia and how do they operate?
Private lorry tankers getting their fill
Jakkur Lake: a potential model for urban water sustainability
With all the disappointing stories of Bangalore’s disappearing lakes, Jakkur Lake is a shining example of how urban water can be managed sustainably.
Priya Desai
Posted on 16 May, 2015 10:00 AM

Jakkur Lake sits nestled behind the bustling Hebbal Highway that leads to Devanahalli International Airport. A pristine, quiet spot of nature in the midst of Bangalore, this lake stands testimony to the potential that exists to manage urban water sustainably, and in an integrated manner.
Jakkur Lake brims in the monsoon. Photo courtesy S. Vishwanath
Lakes of urban India under threat: CSE
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 05 May, 2015 11:54 AM

Toxic foam observed in Bengaluru lakes
Foam in Varthur lake (Source: Kashif Masood)
Lake Alive: The Puttenahalli Kere Habba 2015
This event in Bangalore brought together children, people, photographers and cartoonists -- all for the love of their lake!
Usha Rajagopalan
Posted on 23 Feb, 2015 09:09 PM
The morning of the Kere Habba on February 21, 2015, saw over 30 volunteers coming in as early as 7 a.m. and setting to work stringing festoons and paper lanterns between trees, sticking event posters, and more. Almost all the decorative items were home made by the children and adults.
Pied kingfishers squabbling for the catch
Rainwater harvesting rescues Bangalore residential community
Declining groundwater levels and increasing maintenance costs are the norm for most people these days, but residents of Rainbow Drive are exceptions.
Chicu Lokgariwar
Posted on 18 Dec, 2014 02:59 PM

"Just having the people of Delhi look at their water meters everyday will enable the city to deal with its current water supply", said K.P Singh.

He should know.
K.P. Singh shows one of the recharge wells
ICIMOD wins UNFCCC's award for flood warning system
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 03 Dec, 2014 09:55 AM

ICIMOD wins accolade for its flood warning system
Unsettling flood waters of Muzaffarpur, Bihar
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