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Bengaluru tech parks face a severe water shortage crisis due to weak monsoon and work-from-office policies. Residents are advised to ration water, and tanker rates are high. The IT industry and areas like Whitefield and Mahadevpura are affected. Images of residents in the area queuing up for water are popping up over social media. A techie living in Mahadevpura said she needs to now book tankers about two days in advance to get water, as well as pay a hefty price.
Experts from Bengaluru feel the move will tremendously burden the city’s stormwater drains, traffic, parking facilities, and sewage networks, as they expect to see an increase in the population density
In the budget, it was announced to strengthen the functioning of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), a single mechanism video will be created and various permissions and certifications will be issued.