BWSSB find new methods to quench Bengaluru’s thirst
The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has gone a step ahead in providing drinking water and treating sewage water in the city. With Bengaluru growing exponentially and facing a severe
Nature’s imbalance hits water & power
This year, nature's cruel drama has blighted the prospect of irrigation, drinking water and hydel power generation in the state. This is bound to have a cascading effect during the coming months, esp
Water table rises, but faces concrete block
Several days of rain have resulted in an increase in the groundwater levels, according to the groundwater department. The groundwater department has been getting reports of dry and even redundant bor
Water crisis hits Cantonment
The city has received excess rainfall this monsoon. Yet residents of a large number of colonies in Secunderabad Cantonment limits are facing a severe shortage of water. Residents of Anna Nagar rec
City has enough water: Board
Though the water available in the reservoirs presently is far less in quantity compared to the same day last year, it will be sufficient to supply 340 million gallons of water per day to the city if t
Court order on Water may leave city, Delta dry
A major water crisis is looming with the AP High Court ordering the government not to release water from the Srisailam and Nagarjunasagar dams beyond 834 feet and 510 feet respectively. This will lead
Delta farmers to seek water
With the AP High Court instructing, the authorities not to release water from the Srisailam dam below 834 feet (the current water level is 790 feet) and from Nagarjunasagar dam below 510 feet (the cur
Water supply to Chennai cut by 25%
With Veeranam lake parched and city reservoirs drying up, Chennai Metro Water has cut down domestic water supply, fearing a near drought in the months ahead.
Senior CMWSSB (Chennai metropolitan wat
Water supply to Chennai cut by 25%
With Veeranam lake parched and city reservoirs drying up, Chennai Metro Water has cut down domestic water supply, fearing a near drought in the months ahead.
Senior CMWSSB (Chennai metropolitan wat
With no rain, tankers make a killing
With the monsoon remaining weak and water levels low, Bengaluru is paying for it big time with a steep rise in price of water supplied by private tankers. Groundwater sources have not been recharged t