The extreme water shortage in major Indian cities, particularly Chennai, has brought public attention back to the issue of India’s water scarcity. Though experts, environmentalists, and NGOs had been crying out loud about India’s impending water crisis for a long time, they failed to garner...
Bengaluru city, India, is experiencing a shortage of water during the post-monsoon of 2023-24. The present study employed the satellite data based geospatial products and hydrological modelling to analyse the water scarcity manifested in Bengaluru and southern districts of Karnataka. Rainfall and ...
In the country's southern city of Bengaluru -- capital of Karnataka state, the situation has worsened to such an extent that the state government is contemplating a ban on construction of new apartments in Bengaluru to combat the water shortage. According to one state minister for Karnataka, th...
pending technology that harvests atmospheric moisture to produce high-quality drinking water using only renewable energy sources. Uravu Labs primarily serves residential, commercial, and community sectors with its innovative water-from-air systems. It was founded in 2017 and is based in Bengaluru, ...
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Types of water scarcity include economic and physical or absolute. Economic water scarcity is due to the lack of water infrastructure in general or to the poor management of water resources where infrastructure is in place. 1.6 billion people face an economic water shortage. Source:https://www....
basic water is supplied by public water sources (from the reservoirs system), and its amount depends mostly on income, societal awareness about water shortage and water tariff of each social group. In particular, the change in per capita water use for basic needsB(m3 HH–1 month–1) ...
In November 2021, children waded through murky brown water on the streets of Bengaluru and elderly residents were trapped in their apartments. The city was hit by more than 118mm of rainfall in 13 days, double the typical amount for that time of year. Four lakes in the city overflowed, ca...
A local councilor in Soweto, Lefa Molise, told The Associated Press he was not optimistic that the water shortage would be resolved soon. Water cuts have become so frequent that he urges residents to reserve any supply they can find, especially when he said authorities give little or no...
Harnessing technology for mitigating water woes in the city of Bengaluru Urbanization, population increase, pollution has led to an increase in water demand. Water being the elixir of life, is essential for the day-to-day living of an individual. The Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies like ...