Water supply 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 water board of Karnataka has started a special drive to remove all the illegal water connections in Bangalore. Bangalore water supply and sewerage board (BWSSB) has disconnected 99 illegal connections and 125 other have been sent notice for violating rules on water and satinary connection. Nine teams have been set up to identify the illegal connections. [...] Continue Reading »
As the drought condition continues to worsen, Karnataka is facing an imminent water crisis. In five years the situation became worse. Water level has reduced drastically in irrigation dams. The State government is busy with the election that they are not able to concentrate on water problem. Pushcarts and tankers are used to supply water in towns [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of western, southern and south eastern parts of Bangalore are facing water crisis as Bangalore Water Supply And Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is trying hard to plug leakage in the Cauvery 4th Stage Phase I pipeline. According to sources, the leakage occurred because of soil-testing work taken up by BMRC near Bangalore University on Mysore [...] 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 »
The water supply in Bangalore will be hit on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (12th June to 14th June) as the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) will be carrying out work on the Cauvery Stage IV (Phase I) project. Water supply will be disrupted on Tuesday from 10 am onwards. Though water will be [...] Continue Reading »
BWSSB has announced that there will be no water supply in Bangalore from June 12 to 14. The four stages of the Cauvery Water Supply Scheme (CWSS) will face the effect by BWSSB as new power connections are being installed in the Cauvery Stage 4 Phase 2 area. It is stated that all the taps [...] Continue Reading »
Surprising! Bangalore, the garden city is facing the shortage of water supply by almost four thousand million cubic meter. This clearly exposes 22 lakh people to face water scarcity every year. The geologists say that Bangalore has tough civic situations to face, since the pressure on ground water is increasing with the expansion of city. [...] Continue Reading »
As per many researches done, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to pump water from Hemavathi River till Thippagondanahalli Reservoir during wet season. The Town Planning Committee of the civic body has made this decision and has come up with the route map plan for the same. After the diversion of water, it will [...] Continue Reading »
