Cauvery water
Bangalore- A Ravindra, the chief advisor of Karnataka Chief Minister, stressed on the need for a water regulatory authority which would fix tariff for water consumption, as there has not been any water tariff revisions made in the city for years. Athena Infonomics, a research based consultancy firm, and the British High Commission along with [...] Continue Reading »
Hundreds of homemakers and residents in Magadi Road have blocked the main road near Anjan Theatre and staged protest due to the water disruption which lasted more than three days. Vijay Kumar, a resident, told TOI that none of the residents were aware of the reason why they have not received water from BWSSB. He [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of Cox Town, Bangalore have been affected by the use of contaminated water in their locality. From past two weeks residents have been complaining about getting contaminated water of brown colour and foul smell. The Cauvery water in the pipeline that the residents are receiving has mud deposits in them even after boiling it. [...] Continue Reading »
Marathalli was a small village on the outskirts of Bangalore. Recently the area has emerged as a colony for a sizable IT population of Bangalore. Property market of Bangalore saw a rapid growth in Marathalli. Several high rising luxurious apartments are present in Marathalli. Recently the residents of the apartments in Marathalli are facing many [...] Continue Reading »
Along wait for Cauvery water in residences gets longer! Supply of Cauvery water was promised to newly added BBMP areas by March 2012, but it looks like it will be delivered by June. The Cauvery Water Supply Scheme (CWSS) Stage IV Phase II was to cater the needs of around 26 lakh Bangaloreans. The reason [...] Continue Reading »
What new civic and infrastructure plans does Bangalore has for its citizens for the year 2012? This has remained as a interesting topic for the citizens of the city! Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has plans of releasing Cauvery water for Bellandur residents, for which Rs. 25 lakh has already been sanctioned to dig new [...] Continue Reading »
In recent times, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has been providing many of the facilities which Bangaloreans are thankful to. For example, residents of Kushalnagar Ward are more than satisfied with the condition of their area roads. BBMP has taken the initiative of asphalting and concreting the roads. However, the residents have another demand for [...] Continue Reading »
It is an indigestible fact that the Cauvery water which we drink is getting mixed with the sewage overflow. This is how, the residents are being responsible for consuming Cauvery water as well as polluting it! Today, Bangalore municipal authorities are treating hardly 10 percent of sewage water and the rest of then are either [...] Continue Reading »
Residents in some parts of Bangalore have evolved various forms of water management. Cases like these are a dime a dozen in Bangalore East. Residents of these areas get the least quantity of Cauvery water when compared to other older areas. Water supply is so scanty in Davis Road that residents of apartment block have [...] Continue Reading »
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 »
