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.