shortage of water in bangalore
Due to water scarcity, contamination of water and diseases, the government of Karnataka may have to vacate half of Bangalore in the next ten years. According to sources, lab results at the Public Health Institution and the Department of Mines and Geology of the state government revealed that 52 percent of the borewell water and [...] Continue Reading »
People think that water crisis is the major problem in Bangalore. But a survey, conducted by a non-profit organisation had disclosed that only 28 percent of water in the city is potable. The non-profit organisation started the survey from mid of January in all 198 wards of Bangalore city. The survey will be done on [...] Continue Reading »
The state government is planning to divide the water supply proportionately to the city as the water levels in Kabini and Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) dams went down. Bangalore was hit by drought last year, which resulted in the depletion of water levels in Cauvery basin reservoirs. From November 2012, new areas of Bruhat Bangalore [...] Continue Reading »
