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Bengaluru Faces Severe Water Crisis Amid Hot Weather and Climate Change

Residents struggle with dwindling supplies and high costs as authorities attempt emergency measures.

Residents of Ambedkar Nagar, a low-income settlement in the shadows of global software companies in Whitefield neighborhood, collect potable water from a private tanker in Bengaluru, India, Monday, March 11, 2024. Water levels are running desperately low, particularly in poorer regions, resulting in sky-high costs for water and a quickly dwindling supply.
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Overview

  • Bengaluru, India's water crisis intensifies as the city faces unusually hot weather and a lack of rainfall, attributed in part to human-caused climate change.
  • Residents, particularly in poorer areas, struggle with sky-high water costs and a rapidly diminishing supply, relying on water tankers as groundwater sources run dry.
  • Government and city authorities attempt to mitigate the crisis with emergency measures, including nationalizing water tankers and capping water costs.
  • Experts warn that the situation could worsen in April and May, the peak of summer, unless significant action is taken to replenish groundwater levels and promote sustainable water usage.
  • Proposed solutions include focusing on replenishing the city's lakes, encouraging rainwater harvesting, increasing green cover, and reusing treated wastewater.