Bengaluru’s thirst is sucking this village dry

Borewells have become a bane to the residents of Harohalli on the outskirts of Bengaluru as water tankers make hundreds of trips to quench the city’s thirst, leaving nothing for the villagers.

After witnessing hundreds of water tankers on the roads in Whitefield and its surrounding areas, South First decided to investigate where they came from.

From the Whitefield main road, we took the Immadihalli route. Immadihalli is a suburb situated in the eastern periphery of the city and is a part of the Whitefield township. Beyond Immadihalli and around 10-odd km from Whitefield is our destination, Harohalli.

It is one such village from where water tankers ply on the roads day and night supplying drinking water to a thirsty Bengaluru