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Bengaluru water crisis: With no end in sight, city scrambles to save water

Bengaluru is facing one of the water crises in years due to poor rainfall last year, what IMD has attributed as the El Nino effect

Bengaluru warning

India must address water shortages

CA tries to sell kidney to pay dues, ends up losing 6.2 lakh to scamsters

A chartered accountant tried to sell his kidney for money and to pay his dues. He ends up losing Rs 6.2 lakh to crooks

Bengaluru's water crisis is a call for urgent action amidst urban chaos

Tech firms embrace innovative water conservation measures, residents make do with less

B'luru water crisis: Legal action against drilling unauthorised borewells

Amid the water crisis, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has said it will take legal action against those drilling unauthorised borewells within the city limits. Starting March 15, people can seek permission for drilling borewells by submitting their applications on the official website of the Board and approval will be granted based on site inspection by the concerned officials, it said. BWSSB said in an order that before drilling borewells for personal or other use in Bengaluru city, it is mandatory to obtain permission from concerned authorities as per section 11 of Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Act, 2011. It cited lack of adequate rainwater as a reason for decline in ground water level and said many borewells in the city have dried up. Officials also suspect that ground water level in the city is also decreasing due to "unscientific drilling" of borewells. According to the order, borewells should be drilled on

Treated water to be filled in Bengaluru lakes to replenish groundwater

Civic authorities in Bengaluru have decided to fill the drying lakes with 1,300 million litres per day of treated water to replenish groundwater sources in the city, where about 50 per cent of the borewells have dried up. Aimed at managing the water crisis in Bengaluru, the civic body Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) will also install filter borewells and construct water plants using an innovative technology near the restored lake beds to supply water after testing, BWSSB officials said. This initiative has been taken up in association with Indian Institute of Science (IISc), BWSSB Chairman Ram Prasath Manohar said, adding that this is expected to add about 2030 MLD of water into the system. The Irrigation Department is supplying water in Devanahalli, where the Kempegowda International Airport is located, by treating the water from the Kote lake with a similar initiative. As part of the plan, lakes in Bellandur, Varthur, Nayandahalli, Herohalli, Attur and Jakkur wi

Hoteliers consider using disposables as water crisis deepens in Bengaluru

In the wake of the water scarcity, hoteliers in Bengaluru are mulling the use of disposable cups, glasses and plates to avoid excess use of water. The hoteliers are praying for good rain around Yugadi (Kannada new year) time to overcome the crisis. "Most of our borewells have gone dry and we are dependent on water tankers. If there is no rain around Yugadi, then we will have to make alternative arrangements," Karnataka State Hoteliers Association president Chandrashekar Hebbar told PTI on Saturday. According to him, 90 per cent of the water goes for washing utensils and which eventually goes down the drain. "Now we are seriously exploring 'use and throw' material as an option," Hebbar said. The hotelier said it will be a costly affair but the expenditure on the disposable materials will be passed on to the customers. "We are feeling the heat of the water scarcity in Bengaluru. We are praying for good rain around Yugadi," the KSHA president said. Meanwhile, the civic agency in ..

Karnataka faces acute water crisis due to poor rainfall, B'luru worst hit

A coaching centre in Vijayanagar in Bengaluru asked its students to attend classes online due to an 'emergency' for a week. Similarly, a school on Bannerghatta Road in the city shut down, asking the students to attend classes virtually. The 'emergency' is the acute water crisis. Karnataka, especially its capital, is facing one of the worst water crisis in recent years due to poor rainfall in 2023. The Indian Meteorology Department has attributed the scanty rains to El Nino effect. One can gauge the grim situation from the fact that water tankers were seen inside Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's office residence on Kumarakrupa Road in Bengaluru. Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said the borewell in his house in Sadashivanagar in the state capital has gone dry for the first time. This happened despite the fact that Sadashivanagar is located next to Sankey Lake. Water tankers running frequently on the Bengaluru roads have become a common sight now. On normal days, the w

Bengaluru water crisis to impact local industries in coming weeks: Experts

The concern of a water crisis is already making local federations and industrial bodies to work with government closely so that impact can be minimal

Rameshwaram Cafe blast: NIA announces Rs 10 lakh reward for info on suspect

Rameshwaram Cafe blast: About 10 people were injured in the blast, which took place in the popular East Bengaluru cafe on March 1

What is the Bengaluru government doing to fix the water crisis?

Bengaluru is facing one of the worst water crises in its history, with 50 per cent of the borewells already dried up. While in our previous video, we have explained the root cause behind the shortage

Days after Rameshwaram Cafe blast, Karnataka CM gets bomb threat email

The email threatens to blow up buses, temples, and public areas throughout Karnataka, which could be stopped if the perpetrators' demand of $2.5 million payment is met

Rameshwaram Cafe blast: Probe handed to NIA, suspect untraceable. 10 points

Bengaluru cafe blast updates: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) handed the probe to the National Investigation Agency on Monday, which re-registered the case and started an investigation

Siddaramaiah to chair meeting on Bengaluru's drinking water crisis today

Deputy CM said "Of the total 3,500 water tankers in Bengaluru city, only 10%, have been registered with the authorities. The govt will seize them if they don't register before the deadline."

Godrej Properties to develop 62 acre township project in north Bengaluru

Godrej Properties said that the agreement for the sale of land was entered in 2014 itself, however, the development did not commence at that time

MHA hands over Bengaluru's cafe blast probe to NIA, agency files FIR

Over half a dozen people got injured after a low-intensity blast took place in The Rameshwaram Cafe, a popular eatery in Bengaluru's Brookfield area

Bengaluru blast: Startups call for swift measures to ensure robust safety

Approximately 10 people were reportedly injured in a low-intensity bomb blast at The Rameshwaram Cafe, a popular restaurant in Bengaluru's Brookfield

Will be easy to nab culprit as we have visuals: K'taka CM on B'luru blast

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday expressed confidence about nabbing the culprit involved in the blast at the city's popular eatery The Rameshwaram Cafe, as his movement has been captured by the cameras. He said it is still not known whether any organisation was involved in the incident at the quick-service eatery in Brookfield area in information technology corridor in east Bengaluru that left ten people injured, and the investigations are on. "The blast has happened. One person wearing mask and cap has come by bus, he has purchased 'Rava Idly' from the counter at the cafe and has sat at a place. Then he has set the timer and gone. The blast has occurred, about 9 people (actually 10) people are injured. All are out of danger," Siddaramaiah said. Speaking to reporters here, he said, the Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister had visited the spot on Friday, and on Saturday he too will be visiting the cafe and the hospital where injured are being treated. To a ...

K'taka Dy CM sees link between Mangaluru blast & Bengaluru cafe explosion

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday said there seems to be a link between the blast at the city's popular eatery Rameshwaram Cafe, and the cooker explosion that took place in the coastal city of Mangaluru in 2022, and all angles are being looked into by the police. He said the government is committed for a fair probe, and police have been given a free hand to investigate the incident at the quick-service eatery in Brookefield area in information technology corridor in east Bengaluru that left ten people injured "There seems to be a link between Mangaluru incident and this incident, according to police officers... materials used (for explosions), we can see a similarity, we can see a link, timer and other things," Shivakumar said. Speaking to reporters here, he said police officers from Mangaluru and Shivamogga too have come here, and all angles are being looked into. "There is no reason for Bengalurians to worry, it was low intensity blast, it was prepared ..

Bengaluru blast: Confident of nabbing culprit at the earliest, says CM

As police intensified its probe into the March 1 bomb blast at a city eatery that left 10 injured, the Karnataka government on Saturday expressed confidence that those behind the incident will be nabbed at the earliest based on CCTV images but said it was not possible to specify at the moment if any outfit was involved in the incident. One person was reportedly detained for questioning late on Friday night over the low intensity blast, but there was no official confirmation. The government hinted at the possibility of someone's 'heartburn' as being a reaon for the blast. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has convened a meeting of the Home department to take stock of the situation. He expressed confidence about nabbing the culprit involved in the blast at The Rameshwaram Cafe, as his movement has been captured by the cameras. It was still not known whether any organisation was involved in the incident at the quick-service eatery in Brookfield area in the information technology corridor i