If Bengaluru stops saying 'yuck' to treated waste water, it'll never go thirsty: Experts : The Tribune India tribuneindia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tribuneindia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
This decision has stirred up concern among city-based researchers and experts, who argue that it could prove disastrous to the ongoing rejuvenation process.
Karnataka's heat and drought wilt vegetable cultivation thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Is India's urban wastewater safe to drink after treatment? eco-business.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eco-business.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Waste Management and sewage treatment infrastructure in Bengaluru to get a fillip thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Bengaluru receives 1,850 MLD (million litres per day) of water from the Cauvery River. Out of this, a staggering 80 per cent (1,450 MLD) is converted into wastewater. Among the wastewater, 40 per cent flows through the Koramangala Challaghatta Valley, while 37 per cent flows to the Vrishabhavathi Valley, and the remaining portion goes to the Hebbal Nagawara valleys.
Record rains last year had Bengaluru’s streets water-logged, houses flooded and sewers overflowing. Harvesting this would have helped the city avert any summer water crisis. A city blessed with an annual average rainfall of 787 mm even without a record year, could have avoided the perennial struggle to meet its yearly water demand of 18 TMCft. A robust rainwater harvesting
Record rains last year had Bengaluru’s streets water-logged, houses flooded and sewers overflowing. Harvesting this would have helped the city avert any summer water crisis. A city blessed with an annual average rainfall of 787 mm even without a record year, could have avoided the perennial struggle to meet its yearly water demand of 18 TMCft. A robust rainwater harvesting