Bengaluru’s growing water Crisis

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Do you know Bangalore, which had more than 260 lakes in 1960, now has about 20% of that and most of those are ecologically dead due to the rapid growth of population? If you actually count the lakes with clean water, you can hardly count beyond a single digit. With mounting water bills, lack of proper resource management, drying up of borewells, we are staring a major water crisis.

Bengaluru is paying a heavy price for its success, since marketing itself as a tech hub in the late 1990s, According to reports; groundwater in Bengaluru will not be available after the year 2020. As the locals of Bengaluru are struggling to fight the dry spell and gorwing needs not being met by conservation and restoration methods in managing the water crisis, we are definitely in the red. Once Bengaluru was known for the city of lakes, but now it is turning into a city of concrete.

The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is the main agency that manages drinking water – but it can provide it to only about 60% of the city. The Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) has predicted that the city’s population will increase by approximately 8 million and reach 20.3 million between 2019 and 2031. In Bangalore, the key effected area is HSR Layout, Whitefield, and Balladur. The rapid growth of population leads to strain on the city’s natural resources and led to the depletion of lakes and wells. Years of rapid urbanization, a swelling population, and poor water management have led to drying taps, falling groundwater levels. Access to clean water is becoming a strong requirement across the city. Water is the new location.

So what do you think we can do to help our community survive this water crisis? Here are few simple steps for a start.

Every drop counts

1. Ensure the proper collection of rainwater and stormwater – build rain gardens, bioswales, collection pits
2. Filter water at source and store according to the need
3. Invest in a community level storage system to have enough backup for a month at least
4. Have a really good recycling system that can recycle grey and blackwater too
5. Educate and ensure the reduction of wastage
6. Include the community leaders in the water-saving effort

If you do not take this water seriously, we might be leaving Bengaluru dependant on the water tankers alone. We do not want that do we? Let us join together and rebuild a sustainable beautiful Bengaluru. Talk to us to know more.connect@estate.one