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BWSSB using Bengaluru lakes to store high-quality treated water is therefore a possibility.

BBMP can oversee water resources, while BWSSB sees to utilities

To achieve this, an institutional frame work as suggested in the IWRM policy by the Knowledge Commission has to be...

28 Nov 2019 2:01 AM IST

The breaching of the Hulimavu lake and the flooding of nearby residential localities is a result of the callous approach of its custodians, the engineers, and the authorities concerned.

â€˜Qualified engineers must be presentâ€™

The chief engineer and the site engineer of the BBMPâ€™s lakes department are supposed to have this basic understanding...

26 Nov 2019 1:56 AM IST

Knowing the amount of water flow from the catchment areas with regard to rainfall and sewage is a must, and most of the DPRs do not take both the hydrological studies. (Represenational image)

Guest column: Bengaluruâ€™s lakes need scientific planning, not...

The lack of coordination between the UGD, SWD, groundwater and the lakes departments is exhibited in the way lakes are...

6 Nov 2019 5:36 AM IST

Guest Column: â€˜The eco-friendly message of the festival has been lostâ€™

Guest Column: â€˜The eco-friendly message of the festival has been...

The KSCPB and BBMP have, for the last five years or so, attempted to curb the sale and the use of PoP idols.

30 July 2019 2:59 AM IST

The monsoons are supposed to hit Rayalaseema and then Telangana by the second week of June. If it gets delayed, Hyderabad is likely to face a severe water crisis.

Traditional knowledge can help resolve the water crisis

The communityâ€™s expertise in digging wells has been the lifeline of the city as seen in its contribution to...

24 April 2019 2:56 AM IST

Even if revaluated, this would correct itself to 20 per cent, leaving 12 per cent of households without a garbage collection system, forcing people to throw it out into the streets. (Representational Image)

Guest Column: We must focus on using accurate data for planning

While the survey studies the situation from September to December, to achieve the desired results the work must begin as...

12 March 2019 3:06 AM IST

Some of the experimental models include having separate compartments that collect wet, dry and sanitary wastes everyday. (Representational Image)

Guest column: Swachh Survekshan toolkit will guide process

The methodologies of collection and transportation are many and each city adopts which they consider the best.

6 Feb 2019 3:44 AM IST

Simple solutions like rainwater harvesting to push the water into the shallow aquifer region and use it when needed through open wells are seen as too simple. (Representional Image)

Guest Column: Solutions are simple but Bengaluru does it all wrong'

All through the year no one cares about the drains until they start overflowing into houses and roads, disrupting...

26 Sept 2018 6:29 AM IST

Ram Prasad, Convener and Co-founder, Friends of Lakes.

KSPCB should have checked treated water quality'

These departments have not specified or formulated the parameters of the quality of treated waste water.

9 Aug 2018 6:34 AM IST

Are we really running out of water?

There is a problem of water scarcity, but the solution cannot be costly, Ram Prasad said.

20 Jun 2018 4:28 AM IST