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Bengaluru Lake Crisis: No Potable Water In India's 'Silicon Valley'
According to data published by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, water quality analysis conducted across 147 monitoring locations between April and November 2025 shows that not a single lake in the city consistently met potable or safe bat
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South-East Bengaluru, Whitefield May Face Water Stress This Summer: Official
Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board chairman Ram Prasath Manohar said on Saturday that areas like South-East Bengaluru, Whitefield, and the outer city limits are likely to face the highest water stress.
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As Bengaluru Votes, Water Shortage, Massive Traffic Jams In Focus
Dire water shortages, flooding, gridlocked roads and poor civic facilities have become major issues in Bengaluru, residents in India's tech hub said as they voted on Friday in the Lok Sabha elections.
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PM Says Congress Turned "Tech City Into Tanker City", Siddaramaiah Replies
Weeks after Bengaluru made national headlines for a crippling water crisis, with visuals of people queuing up near tankers flashing on TV screens, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a scathing attack on the ruling Congress in Karnataka
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Opinion | Above-Normal Rainfall Is Good News, But There's A Deeper Problem
India needs a countrywide law to regulate groundwater and manage freshwater resources. Overdependence on monsoons should have been a thing of the past by now.
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'Very Worrying, Sad': Nirmala Sitharaman On Bengaluru Water Crisis
Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday hit out at the Siddaramaiah government over the water crisis in Bengaluru and alleged that many irrigation and water-related projects and initiatives were halted by the Congress when it came to power.
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''Unsung Hero'': Bengaluru Man Distributes Water Bottles To Traffic Cops Amid Heatwave
The kind gesture won the hearts of internet users who called the man a ''hero'' and a ''protector of humanity.''
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22 Bengaluru Families Fined For Wasting Drinking Water Amid Severe Shortage
Bengaluru authorities have fined 22 families for using drinking water for non-essential activities like washing cars and gardening.
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"No Pool Party, Rain Dance": Bengaluru's Holi Order As Water Crisis Grows
Bengaluru Water Crisis: Amid an unprecedented water crisis in Bengaluru, the city water board has advised residents not to use Cauvery and borewell water for pool parties and rain dances to celebrate Holi.
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Bengaluru Doctor's Water-Saving Hacks Amid Severe Crisis Is Viral
The doctor named Divya Sharma listed four tips to conserve water, in these troubled times.
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Amid Bengaluru Water Crisis, Anand Mahindra's Tips To Harvest AC Water
Amid Bengaluru's ongoing water crisis, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra shared a video, showcasing an innovative solution for water harvesting from air conditioners.
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Amid Water Crisis, Bengaluru Residents Switch To WFH, Use Toilets In Malls
Work from home to using toilets in malls, residents of India's 'Silicon Valley' Bengaluru are exploring all options to combat the unprecedented water crisis.
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"No Water Crisis In Bengaluru": DK Shivakumar. "Irresponsible," BJP Fumes
There is "no water crisis" in Bengaluru, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said Thursday, even as he flagged off auto-rickshaws laden with hoardings to spread awareness about water conservation.
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'Don't Work-From-Home, Go Home': Water Crisis Drives Bengaluru To The Edge
Five showers in a month, ordering out instead of cooking and using treated water for non-drinking purposes - the water crisis in Bengaluru has pushed residents to the wall as they struggle for every drop
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"Not Even A Drop": Siddaramaiah On Releasing Cauvery Water To Tamil Nadu
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday dismissed as a lie the opposition BJP's charge that Cauvery water is being released to Tamil Nadu even though Bengaluru is reeling under an acute water crisis.
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Bengaluru Lake Crisis: No Potable Water In India's 'Silicon Valley'
According to data published by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, water quality analysis conducted across 147 monitoring locations between April and November 2025 shows that not a single lake in the city consistently met potable or safe bat
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South-East Bengaluru, Whitefield May Face Water Stress This Summer: Official
Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board chairman Ram Prasath Manohar said on Saturday that areas like South-East Bengaluru, Whitefield, and the outer city limits are likely to face the highest water stress.
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As Bengaluru Votes, Water Shortage, Massive Traffic Jams In Focus
Dire water shortages, flooding, gridlocked roads and poor civic facilities have become major issues in Bengaluru, residents in India's tech hub said as they voted on Friday in the Lok Sabha elections.
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PM Says Congress Turned "Tech City Into Tanker City", Siddaramaiah Replies
Weeks after Bengaluru made national headlines for a crippling water crisis, with visuals of people queuing up near tankers flashing on TV screens, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a scathing attack on the ruling Congress in Karnataka
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Opinion | Above-Normal Rainfall Is Good News, But There's A Deeper Problem
India needs a countrywide law to regulate groundwater and manage freshwater resources. Overdependence on monsoons should have been a thing of the past by now.
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'Very Worrying, Sad': Nirmala Sitharaman On Bengaluru Water Crisis
Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday hit out at the Siddaramaiah government over the water crisis in Bengaluru and alleged that many irrigation and water-related projects and initiatives were halted by the Congress when it came to power.
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''Unsung Hero'': Bengaluru Man Distributes Water Bottles To Traffic Cops Amid Heatwave
The kind gesture won the hearts of internet users who called the man a ''hero'' and a ''protector of humanity.''
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22 Bengaluru Families Fined For Wasting Drinking Water Amid Severe Shortage
Bengaluru authorities have fined 22 families for using drinking water for non-essential activities like washing cars and gardening.
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"No Pool Party, Rain Dance": Bengaluru's Holi Order As Water Crisis Grows
Bengaluru Water Crisis: Amid an unprecedented water crisis in Bengaluru, the city water board has advised residents not to use Cauvery and borewell water for pool parties and rain dances to celebrate Holi.
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Bengaluru Doctor's Water-Saving Hacks Amid Severe Crisis Is Viral
The doctor named Divya Sharma listed four tips to conserve water, in these troubled times.
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Amid Bengaluru Water Crisis, Anand Mahindra's Tips To Harvest AC Water
Amid Bengaluru's ongoing water crisis, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra shared a video, showcasing an innovative solution for water harvesting from air conditioners.
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Amid Water Crisis, Bengaluru Residents Switch To WFH, Use Toilets In Malls
Work from home to using toilets in malls, residents of India's 'Silicon Valley' Bengaluru are exploring all options to combat the unprecedented water crisis.
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"No Water Crisis In Bengaluru": DK Shivakumar. "Irresponsible," BJP Fumes
There is "no water crisis" in Bengaluru, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said Thursday, even as he flagged off auto-rickshaws laden with hoardings to spread awareness about water conservation.
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'Don't Work-From-Home, Go Home': Water Crisis Drives Bengaluru To The Edge
Five showers in a month, ordering out instead of cooking and using treated water for non-drinking purposes - the water crisis in Bengaluru has pushed residents to the wall as they struggle for every drop
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"Not Even A Drop": Siddaramaiah On Releasing Cauvery Water To Tamil Nadu
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday dismissed as a lie the opposition BJP's charge that Cauvery water is being released to Tamil Nadu even though Bengaluru is reeling under an acute water crisis.
