Last week, Deccan Herald and Prajavani held an interactive public discussion with senior officers of the Bruhath Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), domain experts, and a leader of the poura karmika association with citizens. As a moderator, I had a ringside view of different perspectives. What did I learn from this discussion?
Last week, Deccan Herald and Prajavani held an interactive public discussion with senior officers of the Bruhath Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), domain experts, and a leader of the poura karmika association with citizens. As a moderator, I had a ringside view of different perspectives. What did I learn from this discussion?
Spreading at breakneck speed, the Omicron variant might give us all the jitters even if it is milder in its potency. So if the exploding numbers mean we are already in the midst of a third wave, will the decentralised triaging system and fight-back perfected during the second wave save us from big trouble this time?
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