FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 4 - Caught on Camera

Severe drinking water crisis in 110 villages on outskirts of Bengaluru

Bengaluru's 110 villages on outskirts face severe drinking water crisis due to delayed monsoons. BBMP to drill new borewells & provide water in tankers, but residents complain of insufficient supply & partisanship. Cauvery V Stage set to miss another deadline, BWSSB mulls change of contractor.

The Hindu · Aug 4, 2023

About 90% households in Bengaluru let rainwater go down the drain

Bengaluru residents are not harvesting rainwater to potential, with only 10% of 19 lakh housing properties having RWH systems. The BWSSB is now educating property owners to reuse/recharge rainwater.

The Hindu · Jul 20, 2023

Dangerous digging, the biggest threat to piped gas network expansion in Bengaluru

Safer, cheaper and far more easier to use than LPG cylinders, Piped Natural Gas (PNG) should have spread its network far and wide across Bengaluru by now. But poor multi-agency coordination triggering dangerous leaks, glaring awareness gaps and lack of an official push have all slowed down network growth.

The Hindu · Jul 2, 2023

T.G. Halli reservoir gates opened after 30 years

Bengaluru

The Hindu · Sep 6, 2022

Drinking water supply will be restored by today: BWSSB

Bengaluru

The Hindu · Sep 6, 2022

Drinking water supply to be affected for two days in Bengaluru

T.K. Halli pumping station in Mandya which supplies water to the city, has been flooded 

The Hindu · Sep 5, 2022

Residents of Banashankari 2nd stage complain about contaminated water

BWSSB officials say issue will be addressed in 24 hours

The Hindu · Aug 4, 2022

BBMP bans road digging for 3 months, to no avail

Ever since the ban was imposed two weeks ago, several utilities have sought exemptions and dug up roads making the three-month ban dead on arrival

The Hindu · Jul 15, 2022

Reduce traffic jams at 10 spots in Bengaluru: CM Basavaraj Bommai

BENGALURU: Five days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi set a four-year deadline to decongest Bengaluru by improving connectivity, chief minister Basavaraj Bommai instructed officials on Saturday to reduce traffic congestion at 10 spots.

The Times of India · Jun 25, 2022

Sinkhole appears on road laid for Modi’s visit to Bengaluru

Prime Minister’s Office, Chief Minister seek report on issue

The Hindu · Jun 23, 2022