BWSSB Bangalore
Seven CMCs and one TMC will get water from the river by March 2012, the board has promised. BWSSB’s efforts to accomplish Cauvery IV stage second phase gains momentum with Rs1,150 crore being added to its kitty. Old areas will also get from this pool which will go up to 1,470mld when the additional 500mld [...] Continue Reading »
The ban on water supply and sanitary connections to newly constructed apartments in Bangalore imposed by former minister Katta Subramanya Naidu has been lifted.This decision was taken soon after Katta, who was Bangalore Water Supply Minister, stepped down from the Cabinet following serious allegations that he had received a Rs 87-crore bribe from an IT [...] Continue Reading »
South Bangalore residents are bound to face a rough way ahead. . BWSSB’s plans to replace 60,000-odd pipelines that connect to households in the south zone. Besides, the 145km water distribution network will also be replaced. For this pilot venture, south zone has been divided into 40 parts (districts meter). Each will have 2,000 to [...] Continue Reading »
Saraswathipuram residents had to suffer without water for four days. The water pipeline which was damaged during the ongoing Metro work is the reason behind water crisis in the area. For the past four days residents of Saraswathipuram have not received drinking water. Demanding regular and sufficient water supply from the BWSSB, members of the [...] Continue Reading »
The BWSSB which has booked 92 cases of water theft under its amended Water Act has the biggest fish in its net. The residents of a 13-flat apartment complex on Jayamahal main road caught siphoning off lakhs of litres of water. The apartment has 13 families that used to consume six lakh litres per month, [...] Continue Reading »
An amendment to the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) Act was made in August 2009 to make rainwater harvesting system (RWH) mandatory for new constructions and a nine-month deadline for existing buildings but there was confusion as the specifics were not clear. The government now cleared the air by issuing the necessary guidelines [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of Defence Colony in Indiranagar have been suffering from stomach upset and gastroenteritis symptoms for the past 15 days. The residents also complained that the water that they received was green in colour and smelt bad. But for the entire fortnight they were unaware about what led to the problem. It was later discovered [...] Continue Reading »
The residents of Thimmaiah Road Cross in Shivajinagar was getting drinking water contaminated with sewage. BWSSB officials visited the area and the water supply has been stopped. Many residents are still suffering from fever and skin problems. Most are children and people above the age of 40. The problem began on Nov 13. Since then, [...] Continue Reading »
Having failed to plug the wastage of water, the agencies have now decided to conduct a door-to-door survey in order to identify the source of the problem. The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has joined forces with the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to address the problem.The survey will focus on the problems [...] Continue Reading »
Several aggrieved residents of Lakshminarayanapura staged a protest opposite the sub-division office of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board. The residents complained that water is supplied only for one hour a day, and not according to any timetable.The protest was organised under the aegis of the All-India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) and Democratic Youth [...] Continue Reading »
