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BWSSB to implement AI-based groundwater monitoring system

BWSSB Chairman Ramprasat Manohar V, who met scientists from IISc and representatives from CGWA, said that a lack of data on groundwater levels across the city had made it difficult to handle the water crisis.

23 April 2024, 02:49 IST

BWSSB to implement AI-based groundwater monitoring system

BWSSB to implement AI-based groundwater monitoring system

BWSSB to implement AI-based groundwater monitoring system

23 April 2024, 02:49 IST

Green initiative targets tree roots to recharge Bengaluru's groundwater

'Loosening the tree base pits will soften the soil which will enhance the water percolation capacity,' said B Gunaranjan Shetty, president of Jaya Karnataka Janapara Vedike.

21 April 2024, 00:39 IST

Green initiative targets tree roots to recharge Bengaluru's groundwater

Green initiative targets tree roots to recharge Bengaluru's groundwater

Green initiative targets tree roots to recharge Bengaluru's groundwater

21 April 2024, 00:39 IST

Bengaluru's groundwater crisis | A ticking apocalypse clock without regulations

06 April 2024, 06:49 IST

Bengaluru's groundwater crisis | A ticking apocalypse clock without regulations

Bengaluru's groundwater crisis | A ticking apocalypse clock without regulations

Bengaluru's groundwater crisis | A ticking apocalypse clock without regulations

06 April 2024, 06:49 IST

Legal hurdles to protect groundwater

There is a need to amend the law on easements to exclude groundwater from these provisions. Water, as a natural resource, is considered a “common resource” that is entrusted to the State for safeguarding in all its forms.

29 March 2024, 01:23 IST

Legal hurdles to protect groundwater

Legal hurdles to protect groundwater

Legal hurdles to protect groundwater

29 March 2024, 01:23 IST

Bhopal Gas tragedy: New govt study shows high groundwater contamination in some areas

The study involved field surveys and laboratory investigations, with CGWA officials collecting 72 groundwater samples (36 samples each for basic parameters and heavy metals) from different directions within a five-km radius of Union Carbide India Limited.

15 March 2024, 10:38 IST

Bhopal Gas tragedy: New govt study shows high groundwater contamination in some areas

Bhopal Gas tragedy: New govt study shows high groundwater contamination in some areas

Bhopal Gas tragedy: New govt study shows high groundwater contamination in some areas

15 March 2024, 10:38 IST

Bengaluru water crisis: Treated water to be filled in drying lakes to replenish groundwater

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 20–30 MLD of water into the system.

10 March 2024, 07:33 IST

Bengaluru water crisis: Treated water to be filled in drying lakes to replenish groundwater

Bengaluru water crisis: Treated water to be filled in drying lakes to replenish groundwater

Bengaluru water crisis: Treated water to be filled in drying lakes to replenish groundwater

10 March 2024, 07:33 IST

Groundwater is vanishing worldwide, but it can be rescued

The bulk of Earth’s water, about 97 percent, is in salty oceans and thus useless for drinking or growing food. Of the 3 per cent that is fresh, most is locked in ice sheets and glaciers, many of which are melting rapidly into the oceans thanks to climate change.

02 February 2024, 03:58 IST

Groundwater is vanishing worldwide, but it can be rescued

Groundwater is vanishing worldwide, but it can be rescued

Groundwater is vanishing worldwide, but it can be rescued

02 February 2024, 03:58 IST

Groundwater level plunging in Bengaluru Urban taluks

Over the last few months, many areas of the city have been struggling with a water crisis since many borewells in the city have turned dry.

30 January 2024, 23:28 IST

Groundwater level plunging in Bengaluru Urban taluks

Groundwater level plunging in Bengaluru Urban taluks

Groundwater level plunging in Bengaluru Urban taluks

30 January 2024, 23:28 IST

Bengaluru’s groundwater conundrum

The plummeted groundwater level has pushed Bengaluru to the red zone. Borewell digging is rampant in parts of the city not covered by piped water supply. Is there a way out?

12 January 2024, 21:26 IST

Bengaluru’s groundwater conundrum

Bengaluru’s groundwater conundrum

Bengaluru’s groundwater conundrum

12 January 2024, 21:26 IST

Maharashtra: Groundwater level falls in all Marathwada districts except Nanded

The average depth of groundwater was 4.03 metres post monsoon in the past five years, while it was measured at 5.04 metres after the rains in 2023, an official said.

01 January 2024, 12:47 IST

Maharashtra: Groundwater level falls in all Marathwada districts except Nanded

Maharashtra: Groundwater level falls in all Marathwada districts except Nanded

Maharashtra: Groundwater level falls in all Marathwada districts except Nanded

01 January 2024, 12:47 IST