Bengaluru water crisis: Using drinking water for these activities will cost you Rs 5,000; Rs 500 daily for repeated offenceBengaluru has banned the use of potable water for non-essential activities like gardening and vehicle washing. Violators will be fined. The...
19 Feb, 2025, 11.35 AM IST
Raising water tariff in Bengaluru inevitable, says Karnataka Deputy CMKarnataka Deputy CM D K Shivakumar indicated that a water tariff hike in Bengaluru has become inevitable due to the BWSSB's annual loss of ...
28 Jan, 2025, 08.14 PM IST
These Bengaluru areas could face water shortages this summer: Here’s what you need to knowBengaluru's water supply board, led by Ram Prasath Manohar, warns of significant water stress in areas heavily reliant on groundwater, incl...
25 Jan, 2025, 08.13 PM IST
Project to provide Cauvery water to Bengaluru's peripheral areas launchedKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah launched the fifth stage of the Cauvery drinking water project. This project will supply 775 million ...
16 Oct, 2024, 08.31 PM IST
Tech suburbs among Bengaluru areas to get water supply under Cauvery 5th StageBWSSB will soon provide four lakh new drinking water connections in Bangalore's technology suburbs, thanks to the Rs 4336 crore Cauvery 5th...
16 Oct, 2024, 05.16 PM IST
Cauvery Water Dispute: Deve Gowda urges PM Modi to set up external agency to study reservoirs in Cauvery basinFormer Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to appoint an independent agency to conduct studies of all rese...
25 Sep, 2023, 03.00 PM IST
Fight there not here: Speaker tells Karnataka MP on water disputeUnion Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said most of the river water disputes among states were either in courts or in tribunals.
18 Jul, 2019, 01.33 PM IST
These Bengalureans are trying to solve the water problemSince July 2016, over 75,000 households in Bengaluru are paying a penalty of 50% on their monthly water bill.
28 Jun, 2019, 12.24 PM IST
Bengaluru water crisis: Borewells are aggravating rather than solving itAs water from the river Cauvery is yet to reach their homes, the residents of Ramagondanahalli are left at the mercy of private suppliers w...
26 Apr, 2019, 11.28 AM IST
TN Law Minister to DK Shivakumar: Desist from drafting DPR for Mekedatu projectTamil Nadu has so far moved the Supreme Court thrice over the last 10 days in connection with the Mekedatu project.
10 Dec, 2018, 03.10 PM IST
Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board lax in enforcing rules, says CAG reportState agency does not have data on rainwater harvesting implementation.
09 Aug, 2018, 11.12 AM IST
Japanese agency to help city get 750 MLD Cauvery waterThe Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) on Wednesday signed a deal with JICA for funding the Cauvery fifth stage water supply...
25 Jan, 2018, 10.36 AM IST
Vidhana Soudha and government buildings around it to get recycled water before next summerThe Vidhana Soudha, Raj Bhavan, Multi-Storeyed Building, Legislators Home and the high court are among the biggest consumers of Cauvery wat...
27 Dec, 2017, 11.23 AM IST
Centre plans to transfer surplus Godavari water to Cauvery: Nitin GadkariNitin Gadkari said his ministry was working on two river linking projects that would provide water to water-scarce states as the country's ...
23 Nov, 2017, 11.06 PM IST
Endeavour to revive dead Karnakata river Dakshina Pinakini beginsOriginating in the Nandi Hills, the river flows through Chikkaballapura, Hoskote, Malur, Kadugodi and then onto Sarjapura for about 100 km.
02 Dec, 2016, 12.08 PM IST
Now, Cauvery trouble spills into city prisonAccording to the jail manual, for every 10 inmates, there should be one jail staff but there is only one warden for 400 to 500 inmates.
26 Sep, 2016, 11.44 AM IST
The messy connect between old Bengaluru and new startup cityThe old city is predominantly local, is fed by the Cauvery and emotes on all issues Kannada. Cauvery, for this section, is about Kannada pr...
14 Sep, 2016, 10.40 AM IST