The city’s growth has led to pollution of water bodies, felling of thousands of trees, and large-scale conversion of open areas.
Water tankers waiting at a borewell point to fill and supply water in Bengaluru. (Supplied)
Bengaluru’s current water scarcity problem has to be seen in the context of its economic growth impacting its ecosystems and biodiversity. Harvesting rain is one important step, but few have adopted roof-water harvesting. Rainwater should be harvested from open areas and wastewater and/or sewage water must be re-used. Existing lakes must be de-silted and connected with other lakes and streams.