We faced a water issue at Godrej Rejuve @ Keshavnagar Pune. Mainly because PMC is delaying the laying of pipeline and the tanker mafia is making hay while the sun shines. Godrej Properties stopped paying for tanker water which resulted in a huge scarcity. Can you pls take up the issue with developers making false assurances and not living up to them.
Thankfully next to a lake at north Bangalore so no shortage till now thankfully. But a lot of apartments and establishments are coming up with absolutely no oversight or capping by the govt. in relation to the ground water we might have. We simply need a more sustainable long term solution and commitment from the govt. as I fear worse is far from over.
Bangalore need to take advice from kcr n ktr who resolved acute water crisis in hyderabad. Water is pumped from kaleshwaram project to karimnagar n from karimnagar to hyderabad. The distance from hyderabad to kaleshwaram is 250 kms.
Bengaluru once had thousand lakes small and large, in and around included... Where they disappeared? Earlier Dharmambudhi lake became Kempegowda bus stand, Sampangi tank became Kanteerava sports complex, Shooley lake became Football Stadium, Akkitimmanahalli lake became Corporation Hockey stadium, Koramangala lake became National Games village, Siddikatte lake became K R Market, Karanji tank became Gandhi Bazar, Kempambudhi tank became sewerage collection point, Challaghatta lake became Golf Association, Nagashetty halli lake became Department of Space, Kadugindanahalli became Ambedkar Medical College, Domlur lake became BDA layout, CHennamma lake became a burial ground, Jakkarayana tank and Kamakshipalya tank became sports grounds. Several tanks have gone dry and became residential layouts. Even now the waterbody remembers and one gets slushy mud when dug to construct houses here. Marenahalli layout in J P Nagar still has the postal code of “tank bund” area. Subhashnagar lake, Kurubarahalli lake, Kodihalli lake, Sinibagalu lake, Shivanahalli lake, Agaram lake, Hosakere, Bagalagunte lake and many more have become residential areas. The only river of Bengaluru Vrishabawathi River is now a large drainage... How can you get water or even ground water?
Thank you so much for the detailed comment. In short, our authorities cheated the public. This is going on with everything - it's the same with air and water pollution, etc
@@meta5291 > In short, our authorities cheated the public No. The public was and is complicit in the scam. Now that the problem is affecting them they are crying wolf.
As someone who grew up in the 70s and 80s Bangalore, I remember we had lakes everywhere and greenary around it. Now, I cannot see any lakes, only buildings everywhere. That said, even Jayanagar used to have water problems before Cauvery Stage II & III.
@@SameerPatra-ld1iuIT people can work from home. The technology is in place for this and has already been tested during Covid. Household staff cannot work from home. You are trying to be funny and smart and failing at both.
Just because we make software in Bangalore does not mean it is the silicon valley. Which is such a nineties term. It is just popular because there was good weather and beer. Bangalore has terrible traffic. If it was a silicon valley, wouldn't they have figured that out first.
For good beer, good education, good healthcare, and polite culture, let's begin by warmly thanking the Congress legacy, Christian missionaries, the English Cantonment culture, the Malayali expats, and of course the ever generous Kannadiga folks. Something one can't find outside South India.
Silicon Valley has the same shitty problems in different magnitude. Many of the cities the water is contaminated. Pollution hangs over. Rowdy and vagrant drivers. Things like people going into restaurants with loose hair and throwing the hair in the air is exactly similar to Silicon Valley and Bangalore. I have seen this deterioration in both the places over decades. Bangalore has been converted into a dump from its original disneylandesque landscape. The original residents have decamped and escaped since long ago from bangalore( started in the 80s). All this holds true for both silicon valley and Bangalore.
Bangalore is not Silicon Valley with poor infrastructure , no drinkable water . It’s just a tag Indians have been using . Bengaluru would be ranked way back even from tier 2 cities in terms of roads and infrastructure . Bengaluru doesnot deserve this tag
Why we as Indians calling it silliocon valley , Silicon Valley . Just IT jobs are there doe sot make it Silicon Valley . It’s such poor infrastructure , high rentals and above all no water . Most congested cities in the world . Remove the IT jobs everybody will say good bye to this city . In India we have a habit of taking benefits from someone’s compulsion . Indians need job , I agree but quality of life in Bengaluru is way more poor infact very poor . I will rate it as a shitty city which needs reforms at war scale
Lol beacus everybody know you won't accomplish anything because no one will work together. There are areas in Bangalore that still have mud roads for the last 10 years.
This is very unfortunate situation.. there is not one mega city in India that have sustainable water management plan. 😢 One spends hard earned money to buy an apartment and then depend on water tankers for day to day needs.. 🙄
First of all, it is failure of buyers to do due diligence in investigating the basics - Legality, history, accessible road plan, water, electricity, public transport etc.
I had almost lost hope in journalist until I came across this excellent video by Faye. What a strong lady who is unafraid to speak the truth, she is reminding everyone that taxes are paid to the government so they can do something for us in return. I was feeling like I have been mugged out of my hard earned money seeing the state of this country, terrible roads, terrible traffic, pollution, lack of law and order, lack of proper education, the list is endless. Water wasn't even on my mind and now this has happened. We all saw this coming but when the reality hits, it shakes everything up. I feel like pulling my hair at how frustrated I am with the corruption in the country.
As there is a old saying - *we are cutting the tree branch where we are sheltering in.* That tree branch can be of local ecosystem/natural resources/blue planet earth! Thank you Faye and Dr TV Ramachandra sir for highlighting the root causes of the water crisis (in bangalore or anywhere), uncovering the ground realities and the immediate need of acting for sustainable development which upkeeps the cleaner water & air and optimal green cover for the people present& for future generations. *Thank you for the sincere efforts & taking time in highliting the problems and best solutions. Quite informative & everyone should know these for awareness sake and to act with responsibility be it governance body or an individual.* As mentioned in other video of solution to crisis... Losing that 5,000 hectare forestation is such a sad & bad thing. True GDP with green gdp measure is a great mentioning. If continue to neglect like in passed decades be it authorities/individuals/mafias abuse.. then it'll be of self harming. If not planning to correct/succeed then we are planning/progressing to fail. Once again many thanks to Faye & Team and Dr TV sir🙏
The practical approach to this situation would be : -Restrictions on number of apartments/IT parks/Skyscrapers/Malls -There must be lakes built for every 10kms or so -Tree(s) plantation in every street N this must be done by the Government (Which sadly i think will never happen!)
A renowned builders project doesn't have OC till date. People have been living there for the last 10 years. There are many such projects. The residents of Bengaluru should rise above political indifferences. All parties are responsible for the present situation.
We all are responsible for this. We have been abusing our natural resources 😢 Our governments have been so ignorant about rainwater harvest, rejuvenation of ponds, lakes and rivers. Our Water bodies have been so polluted because of industrial and residential waste and no STP functioning. I wonder when we will be able to wake up and see the problems which are crucial like Waste management, waste Segregation, STP implementation, using STP water 💦 for Urban gardens and parks. How we have become so blind to crucial issues and are being led to such shit issues like religion.
Exactly 💯 political will may be there but no one can ask us to litter and abuse our water resources. Every individual is responsible not just the government.
Exactly… well matured reporting.. what you have mentioned is the exact issue. Unprecedented growth of Bangalore where approval for building 7000 Appartment + in a single community without. Checking the water table.
India and Indians with its uncontrollable population boom have no idea that it's sitting on a ticking bomb.Over the years systematic governments have failed to address this issue.People in India think how can water finish it's impossible. The impact of unsustainable water practices will result in water migration .
Half of India wants to live in Bangalore (Bengaluru) and what else can happen? This was a ticking time bomb that was bound to happen and Climate Change just hastened it. This issue will eventually hit all major Indian cities. All past human Cities and Civilizations have collapsed either due to lack of sustainable water supply or due to flooding (what an irony). Dumb and corrupt politicians can only deliver disasters and nothing much else! Ganga, Yamuna will become seasonal rivers in a few decades forcing massive de-population scenarios. Pressure for land and housing development was a golden opportunity to corrupt bureaucrats and politicians and they made a windfall. Those offered bribe are as corrupt as the bribe takers (50-50 partnership). The real criminals were the builders and land mafia who to bribed the institutions to get building permits. The gullible buyers are equally at fault by signing on the dotted line. 1000+ lakes in and around B'lore were finished up as it was a nuisance that came in the way of City expansion. India as a country has no such thing as City Planning or Capacity planning or Sustainability practices. Indian Metros will become war zones infested with drugs and violence like in the West unless the Govt. comes up with a National Plan with code enforcement.
I visited Bangalore twice. Once in 2019 and then last to last year. I live in Delhi and I was so mesmerized by the beauty and weather of the city. Though the traffic was so bad, still I immediately got in love with the city. I always thought of leaving Delhi and moving to Bengaluru although it was not possible for me. And this current situation just breaks my heart. 😔 Hope Banglore regain its charm.
There are much better places to retire in Karnataka. Most people in North Karnataka and Telangana come and retire in my town called Bidar, because there is abundant water, no traffic at all, no crime, no pollution, still affordable plots and homes, and peaceful people. Because of all the crazy influx, the property rates are going crazy, a farm near the city used to be 30 Lakhs per acre in 2015 and now it is 4 crore per acre.
Don’t bring cast and blame somebody, all political parties are responsible they influenced the govt officials to look the other way, if not transferred them, when you bring political pressure the govt officials will sanction all building plans including engulfing rivers, lakes and ponds. They all have short term mentality, very selfish, they think just this one plan, this one apartment, and they bribe, when money talks everybody will look the other way. The major problem is over population, in 1980 the population was 30 lakhs now the population is 2 crores. People make lot of children, or there is huge migration, traffic problem, water problem, every body is blaming each other, who will solve the problem? Blaming will not help. There are no laws, the city must have laws to sanction plans, all agencies are corrupt, politicians are the biggest corrupt people, land owners sell sites, there are revenue sites, why.., there are b Katha why, the real estate does not follow any laws, everybody is educated, everybody is engineer, everybody know vastu, too much talk, courts take 20 years to clear one civil case, it is a lawless society. Now it is election time they will divert your attention by speaking about caste, they say Hindu, they say Muslim, you and I get emotional, the real problem is no strong law and order, no strong court, officials are puppets of the political parties, all politicians are selfish people, nobody will fix the real problem
I have done rainwater harvesting in my home from past 12 years, so no issues for me in Bengaluru but my neighbours who laughed at my RWH system are now in deep despair
We live in strange times. We send all the rain water that falls on our roof, backyards and streets to distant rivers and oceans. Then we spend thousands of crores of rupees to build dams, desalination plants, pipelines and tankers to bring back the same water we sent out in the first place back to our homes and offices. Hundreds of years ago our ancesters, whom we call as primitive and uncivilized, built ponds, open wells and lakes to save the water that fell in short rainy season for the dry months. They planted trees, looked after trees and groves and never chopped a tree more than what's minimum necessary for cooking and other basic needs. In other words our ancestors knew the need to create, protect and sustain their own local water bodies. Our forefathers lived in small self sustaining villages and towns. Sure there were times of water shortages in the past but these were due to genuine failure of rainfall, not due to neglect or over exploitation of water bodies. But look at the condition now. There is destruction everywhere in the name of development. Bulldozers, excavators and cranes work 24x7. Our lakes are gone, ponds, streams, small rivers and all other water bodies are gone. Natural forests have gone too, replaced by unnatural lawns, gardens and exotic plants and trees in the name of beautification which need constant watering to survive. In the meanwhile, like the legendary Nero who played fiddle when his city was burning, our bureaucrats and businesses, sitting in cosy air-conditioned offices, are busy drawing plans for more homes, factories, malls and offices when our existing people are crying out for water and other basic amenities. Over the past few decades communities have slowly relinquished responsibility of managing their water bodies to local, state and national governments. The result is what you see and experience. Frankly we deserve this. It is our own past collective actions coming back to haunt us now. Bengaluru is not unique in this. All large cities and towns in India are in no better position. If this is the condition now, imagine what's in store when we start seeing the real impact of the climate change in the next few decades. Any way who has the time or will to think what's in store in the future. For now let's worry about if and when the next water tanker is going to turn up at our doorstep and worry about how we are going to come up with the extra money to pay for the steep increase in the cost of the humble water.
We have been trying to convince BWSSB for the last seven years on autonomous network system that can manage pressure and flow to reduce leakage and deliver more water. No one is interested or understand the solution we are trying to offer.
have an audience with DK shivakumar if possible..contact Viswanathan, water expert and advisor to govt and use him..he had a video also out recently look for it
Salute to you Faye, you raise social issues sometimes environment issues, unlike a few journalists always raise issues such as religion and politics & later which lead to polarisation and divisions in society. Well done Feye Dsouza
People are also responsible for the crisis, not just the government. One specific example is the large gated layouts that do not seem to follow the rules of rainwater harvesting while they may have papers to show that they did it. Some of them are even fighting against it, even in court in some cases. In my own community, recharge projects are looked down upon by many neighbours as foolish and not funded by colleages in the managing commitee, despite having funds. And we rely mainly on groundwater but still do not replenish it or agree to maintain the recharge wells that we have... Selfish interest is so high that collective interest is lost. We need to change this.
Historically, droughts are known to have caused mass migration and even extinction of civilization. Why are property prices rising in a city where the future of water is looking so bleak?
Give it a thought... Companies allow work from home and people who dont have permanent homes here or any other obligation to stay in the city, go back to their hometowns. Whoever thought wfh has no benefits 😕
Faye , well said and summarised we being residents of Bangalore was seeing this reckless plan over the years. We are now too late. This has been warned by IISC that building this way will drive the city water less some a decade back exactly to this and here we are! For every tree that is cut mindlessly for every storm water drain boxed in with concrete and every lake bed that is used to build even more drive this city, dry. We are too late unfortunately!
* They chopped down trees and made no place for greenery. * They covered mud with concrete including drains. * They made no effort in saving rain-water * They closed down lakes, ponds and rivers. * They are just building everywhere. There is no park. It's purely man made catastrophe.
Thanks for bringing this out. You forgot to mention that the Cauvery river near Kanakpura is not only 100 km away but also a thousand feet lower in altitude. Serious rethinking needs to be done on how much growth Bangalore can sustain without going bust.
I lived in Bangalore for over 5 years between 2013 and 2019. Even before the water crisis, there were some flats in SG Palya behind Christ University where water supply was restricted to only 4 hours a day with water being released for an hour in the morning, afternoon, evening and in the night. It is truly horrendous to witness a water crisis on this scale.
This is what happens when people don't raise voice against uncontrolled urbanization, in 2007 i fought every nook and corner to force govt to build walls against nallahs to save ppl it took 6 months and i was fighting to make it a cycling city, but I lost that fight and moved back delhi. I gave 10 years to bengaluru and i realized none of my office colleagues bothered.
US and European companies who have outsourced functions to companies in Bengaluru are putting in emergency plans to move work out of the city to other cities in India as the disruption to their continued operations is most likely not only in the short term but also in the long term. Most likely the water crisis in Bengaluru will last any where from 5 to 10 years even if the present state government puts in long term mitigation plans.
- In the backdrop of scarce rainfall, Bangalore grapples with inadequate water supply. - The city's hydrological balance is disrupted as rainwater struggles to penetrate the soil naturally. - Beer production exacerbates the water strain, requiring approximately 74 liters for every liter produced. - Bangalore's once pristine lakes have fallen victim to development, sacrificing crucial natural reservoirs. - Urgent introspection is needed to reclaim and restore the dwindling beauty of the Garden City.
I believe besides the Government (which is responsible for the situation), it is also our responsibility to conserve natural resources. How many people can confidently say that they have been responsible with their water or electricity utilization?It is sad to see my beautiful city going through this crisis and I pray this issue is resolved soon and everyone gets water, not only the rich or the ones who can afford to pay for it!!
Amazing coverage Faye. Aptly said. We’re in Bangalore are feeling chocked by failing governments. They just don’t know how to manage the city. Every one is here to fill their pockets… I feel a lockdown must be called for, specially the IT sector that can easily work from home. Just 1 year of lockdown in 2020, and the city’s climate had changed. Work from home should be called for rather than force people to come back to offices - this is only building more pollution and less rains. The current situation of Bangalore is like that bag that is being filled mindlessly and will rip apart any minute😞😞
The city has become saturated, and the current growth trajectory has become unsustainable. Without a revamp of the existing infrastructure, any further development in the city would be disastrous.
Wonderful and detailed analysis madam. Apart from linking of lakes, building desalination plants along the coastal towns of Karnataka is another effective way to solve Bangalore's water crisis.
This is the side effect of centralized development around an existing city with out proper planning. Every growing city's administration should learn lesson from this and ensure proper water management. At least from now onwards governments should focus on decentralized development plans to reduce the stress on already developed urban centers ( unfortunatley politics has become a real estate business)
This is unsustainable in the long run. This is the exact reason why development should be inclusive and more focus should be given on developing tier 2 and tier 3 cities. If all development goes on at a single place, this is the outcome. Whats more baffling is the fact that in this age of digitization where people from all over the world are collaborating on an unprecedented level, a place called silicon valley cannot come up with an effective solution to mitigate this crisis.
The authorities have done white topping and concretized drains....even during rains water doesn't percolate to the ground....this city will soon turn to Cape town if measures are not taken to ensure we have proper rain water harvesting etc.
Karnataka govt now should take action and should make proper plans and should not expand city without water plam .Not sure what Bangalore water dept Bwssb is doing why they are not able to implement any concrete plan against this water crisis
I love how unbiased Faye D’Souza is . Parties blame other parties. BJP and congress blame each other . But from 6:55 to 7:16 , she was totally unbiased - love that. People need to learn . Short term , it’s easy to blame one another , but give credits where credits due and raise issues where a party is responsible . We’re all a team here living under one roof of a city. We should look forward and find solutions.
Real problem is over population in India, tell the truth and address the root cause of the problem. Waste of time on the roads with heavy traffic, now stand in the queues for water. What a waste of time. Town planning is based on corruption
Hi Faye, in closing remarks you mentioned that the citizens must demand from the govt, I am sure they do yearn for more but just have no idea on how to get these sorted.
It started during my college days around 2008, our rented houses tank always dried up and we have to go to a nearby public reservoir to wash ourself at night.
The best solution is that the way Bangalore’s corporates behave related to transfer to other cities has to change.. companies need to decentralise and let Bangalore breath..
You aptly put. People should deserve better and we should 'demand' for better. But sadly, we get so use to everything and our admin only listens to people who create ruckus in the name of protest. I wish entire software industry stand up for this someday
Inland water level decreased due to many reasons, green city has become concrete city. White topping of roads is also one of the reasons, seepage of water reduced. Lakes are dried as more blockage are there. Rajkaluves are blocked by construction with huge cutting of tree. Digging borewells is not the solution.
blaming solely govt is not sufficient.... how many independent houses have implemented rain water harvesting.... citizens are to be equally blamed for the Bangalore crisis
On the top of it people use bore well water for curing of their constructions etc. What an abuse! Solars rain water, green spaces should be common sense for any responsible citizen anywhere in india . Native trees that can help environment must be compulsory infant of the houses atleast . A percentage of land must be kept for green spaces so that ground water can replenish itself.With everything concretised , how is ground water going to fill itself ... greed of people for big houses need to stop . Tiny house, large garden should become the trend
Its too late now. Highest populatuon and land density. No birth control or two child policy implemented in 60s and 70s. Now its just going to get worser. Every city today has high population and its really alarming to see 3-4 kids still in villages. On top of that why only few cities are having most offices. We should develop atleast 20 more cities like Bengaluru and allow work from home so that there is not a burden on one city. The middle class tax paying is suffering as poor still gets free water while tax paying citizens dont even get water. In all coutries there is water meter where there is so much water. Rich or poo has to use water judiciously becuase they get huge water bills while in India there is no concept of water meterization!
It is very unfortunate that tax payers of this city, who contribute in making Karnataka the second-highest source of GST collections in the country, are deprived of a basic ammenity like water!
Ppl are also not less here including the outsiders....they r reckless wid thier water n e.city utilization. Upon dat supreme court orders to provide water to TN is another injustice.
This water scarcity is impediment issue in all Metropolitan cities including Mumbai.Redevelopment and construction of tall sky scrapers is main reason.Rain Water conservation should be implemented immediately and stop construction and to increase the ground table water by drilling holes and built check dams so that the water table rises.
bangalore simply cannot afford to keep expanding and expect water resources to be sufficient. It is at a height of 900m above sea level. There needs to be a hard limit on the size of the city.
The need of the hour is having 3-4 feet of trenches wherever possible in forest areas...to recharge ground water.... Another way is to use all the huge parks to tap rainwater as much as possible... Huge parks could go in for around twenty borewells which can fetch at least 2' of perineal source of water.... which makes 40' of water to feed the surrounding water supply network... Another way is to try and go for borewells all alongside of existing cauvery pipe line supplying water...go in for an separate system of collective feeder line to argument additional source of water....
Actually somany people will waste water washing infront of the house with so much water force. If will say pls don't waste water. They use to get angry. Why u want. Did u given this water they use to question with angry. First of all government is not. So people also not good.
This is result of dereliction of duties by successive governments. In this the bureaucracy that should have its head above the day to day gimmicks of politics and politicians is specially responsible having allowed this situation by preventing effective implementation or regulations. Shame!
70% Indians struggle for daily Water. All the water in the dams in India cater to only 25% of the population. 75% of Indian population depend on Borewells. Hyderabad is also in the grip of water crisis not just Bangalore. More cities will run out of Water.
Hats off to you Ma’am for summing it all up so nicely and precisely. I wish our political parties and those in politics learn from this video and join hands to set things right because none can alone do it all. Revival of lakes and greenery is needed more than earning black money and being selfish. Blaming each other is not going to help but the corrupt should wash their sins now before they breathe their last to face Gods’ wrath by doing at least one last good deed and seek redemption.
Mam i really loved how you actually pointed out the problem. But not blindly blamed it to non kannda people… it’s really good to have reporters like you❤️
All fingers always points to the Govt. Didn't the people elect those people? They elect based on caste, free tv, free rice etc etc. Now cribbing about Govt is not going to help any one.
I understand your frustration Faye, but like you said our govts work on zero will. I don't have any hopes from them. The govt people all stay in old blr areas, the IT areas has no natives only migrants, so that is why they never got a rupee worth of attention because they don't get much vote bank from there, only the money (in forms of high rents, taxes, individual, businesses). Honestly, this is embarrassing, so called SEZ units are facing man-made drought, this is what they called development? I see it as a really bad news for the IT s well, wondering what effect it will have on the business and people in those areas, obviously its a long coming problem, wont be solved so quickly, how will Whitfield survive?
@@manikyummaga stop making this argument as to go back to your place. Every govt thought as blore cash cow, they never thought of building any infra. The only solution for this is to build more STP so that treated water is moved back to the lake and the same water can be sent in the pipeline to the house. So that dependency on cauvery reduced. The current govt talks about by constructing mekhadatu dam will solve the water problem for the blore instead of they need to build more STP so that water can be treated and re used.
Ask the government to give a free water scheme from the next election , Shame on .instead of giving freebies, they should have focused on these issues.
Government has taken over private tankers. That might be to make money from the tankers. This is the result, when you give everything for free and than tax in another areas to compensate. This Government is busy in protecting Pak Zindabad, sloganeers, Pak their neighbour but not enemy, Making budget for WAQF board, Collecting money from Tax etc,. Do they have time to focus on real issues ?
Excess migration to a city, Industries, Companies and other businesses need excess water. Tamil Nadu has similar issues. However we have example of Dhubai and other GCC countries who which never run out of water. The problem is resolvable if the government wants.
dubai has a lot of money to invest in the water issue and probably less of politics due to a homogenous population (unlike india where minority appeasement and not development work is needed for winning along with freebies).
@@YinYanUzumaki I agree and India definitely has money but it goes to states like UP even they contribute the least to the National tax contributions; definitely a freebie with worse development only God knows where all the money given is going. Every 5 year they get the highest amount but development is one of worst compared to the state that gets the least.
This is not just a problem in Bengaluru the entire nation will have this problem ... since in the name of development only concrete str7ctures are being built .. it is imperative that environment is also needed to be taken care of ..
What was once a beautiful city is a concrete jungle . Pls keep on building more offices and get rid of parks . And oh btw , I am waiting to see what the kannada brethren who oppose natural water flow in rivers are going to say when a whole lotta water is going to be poured on the chinnaswamy stadium during ipl .
In a city which gets more average rain than 95% of India How much effort does it take for digging out mud for 100 lakes in outskirts of city and line them & which would get filed in next rainfalls, permanently solving the problem. I am sure the Effort required would not be more than the effort which were put in by builders and BDA to fill up 650 lake beds with mud for approval.into high rise buildings ?!? So can be done easily right ?
That much is not enough .I have been associated with the Art of Living that has done rejuvenation of several rivers of India (nearly 70 rivers ongoing ) and we as students from VIT used to travel to karnataka to do river rejuvenation of Kumudavathi river and few lakes around Bengaluru if I remember correctly . Art of living help should be sought and they should be funded to carry out these works with the help of paid workers and the volunteer population . just digging doesnt solve , there is more to rejuvenation that helps in raising the ground water table also .
@@YinYanUzumaki I am a bit skeptical.about religious cults carrying out such projects as in most cases it also turns to land grab. Not small but big land grabs. Like how Sadguru cult has been grabbing land in forest amd eco-sensitive areas in the ne.og ground water replimisjing and usually the figures are highly inflated as are not cettrd by anu credible third party observers. They themselves declare their figures which is not the way. It has to be vetted by credible observers. So these figures cannot be believed. Such projects should always be approved and in partnership of local government , further clearly.worked out agreement between the two. Also as far as I know religious cults always use free volunteers, I bet not more than 20% of costa were paid workers, as these cults make full exploitation of free volunteering in name of some exercise etc. So I see no reason why government should pay for unsolicited work, hence it is required to work after agreement with government agencies. Mainly land grab and conversion to own cults ate major concerns. After all conversions are to be considered as forcible as per current central. Government Definition,right? So people should be cautious about these cults getting into this type of social.work involving land amd forests and eco-sensitive systems. Rest what these cults do for personal.peace is.another matter altogether, thats between their members and themselves, its ok.
@@YinYanUzumaki I am a bit skeptical.about religious cults carrying out such projects as in most cases it also turns to land grab. Not small but big land grabs. Like how Sadguru cult has been grabbing land in forest amd eco-sensitive areas in the ne.og ground water replimisjing and usually the figures are highly inflated as are not cettrd by anu credible third party observers. They themselves declare their figures which is not the way. It has to be vetted by credible observers. So these figures cannot be believed. Such projects should always be approved and in partnership of local government , further clearly.worked out agreement between the two. Also as far as I know religious cults always use free volunteers, I bet not more than 20% of costa were paid workers, as these cults make full exploitation of free volunteering in name of some exercise etc. So I see no reason why government should pay for unsolicited work, hence it is required to work after agreement with government agencies. Mainly land grab and conversion to own cults ate major concerns. After all conversions are to be considered as forcible as per current central. Government Definition,right? So people should be cautious about these cults getting into this type of social.work involving land amd forests and eco-sensitive systems. Rest what these cults do for personal.peace is.another matter altogether, thats between their members and themselves, its ok.
@@YinYanUzumaki I am a bit skeptical.about religious cults carrying out such projects as in most cases it also turns to land grab. Not small but big land grabs. Like how Sadguru cult has been grabbing land in forest amd eco-sensitive areas in the ne.og ground water replimisjing and usually the figures are highly inflated as are not cettrd by anu credible third party observers. They themselves declare their figures which is not the way. It has to be vetted by credible observers. So these figures cannot be believed. Such projects should always be approved and in partnership of local government , further clearly.worked out agreement between the two. Also as far as I know religious cults always use free volunteers, I bet not more than 20% of costa were paid workers, as these cults make full exploitation of free volunteering in name of some exercise etc. So I see no reason why government should pay for unsolicited work, hence it is required to work after agreement with government agencies. Mainly land grab and conversion to own cults ate major concerns. After all conversions are to be considered as forcible as per current central. Government Definition,right? So people should be cautious about these cults getting into this type of social.work involving land amd forests and eco-sensitive systems. Rest what these cults do for personal.peace is.another matter altogether, thats between their members and themselves, its ok.
Have you been facing a water problem at your home in Bengaluru?
Yes. No tanker. Unless you payextra
We faced a water issue at Godrej Rejuve @ Keshavnagar Pune. Mainly because PMC is delaying the laying of pipeline and the tanker mafia is making hay while the sun shines. Godrej Properties stopped paying for tanker water which resulted in a huge scarcity.
Can you pls take up the issue with developers making false assurances and not living up to them.
Thankfully next to a lake at north Bangalore so no shortage till now thankfully.
But a lot of apartments and establishments are coming up with absolutely no oversight or capping by the govt. in relation to the ground water we might have.
We simply need a more sustainable long term solution and commitment from the govt. as I fear worse is far from over.
Yes
Bangalore need to take advice from kcr n ktr who resolved acute water crisis in hyderabad.
Water is pumped from kaleshwaram project to karimnagar n from karimnagar to hyderabad.
The distance from hyderabad to kaleshwaram is 250 kms.
Bengaluru once had thousand lakes small and large, in and around included...
Where they disappeared?
Earlier Dharmambudhi lake became Kempegowda bus stand, Sampangi tank became Kanteerava sports complex, Shooley lake became Football Stadium, Akkitimmanahalli lake became Corporation Hockey stadium, Koramangala lake became National Games village, Siddikatte lake became K R Market, Karanji tank became Gandhi Bazar, Kempambudhi tank became sewerage collection point, Challaghatta lake became Golf Association, Nagashetty halli lake became Department of Space, Kadugindanahalli became Ambedkar Medical College, Domlur lake became BDA layout, CHennamma lake became a burial ground, Jakkarayana tank and Kamakshipalya tank became sports grounds. Several tanks have gone dry and became residential layouts. Even now the waterbody remembers and one gets slushy mud when dug to construct houses here. Marenahalli layout in J P Nagar still has the postal code of “tank bund” area. Subhashnagar lake, Kurubarahalli lake, Kodihalli lake, Sinibagalu lake, Shivanahalli lake, Agaram lake, Hosakere, Bagalagunte lake and many more have become residential areas.
The only river of Bengaluru Vrishabawathi River is now a large drainage...
How can you get water or even ground water?
Thank you so much for the detailed comment.
In short, our authorities cheated the public. This is going on with everything - it's the same with air and water pollution, etc
@@meta5291 > In short, our authorities cheated the public
No. The public was and is complicit in the scam. Now that the problem is affecting them they are crying wolf.
Brisabhawati flows in front of my apartment. Its a sewerage passer now, not a river anymore..
Wow that's crazy...
Great Compilation!
As someone who grew up in the 70s and 80s Bangalore, I remember we had lakes everywhere and greenary around it. Now, I cannot see any lakes, only buildings everywhere. That said, even Jayanagar used to have water problems before Cauvery Stage II & III.
Yes, that happened after lakes were killed in 1970s. Kaveri solved the problem. Now Kaveri is dying and hence all the options for the city.
The lakes are still there. They just look like a huge open gutter. Walking past one just feels like ur walking through a chemical warzone
Govt should allow IT people to work from home (WFH) till the water problem is resolved.
In the same spirit, govt should allow housekeeping and service staff to work from their own homes. Lest they bring their stink into your apartments.
So, making hay while the sun shines?
real estate should face the downturn... show the power of common man to real estate mafia. Tell your company to not to take any property for rent !
@@SameerPatra-ld1iuIT people can work from home. The technology is in place for this and has already been tested during Covid. Household staff cannot work from home. You are trying to be funny and smart and failing at both.
That only the companies can decide not the government.
Just because we make software in Bangalore does not mean it is the silicon valley. Which is such a nineties term. It is just popular because there was good weather and beer. Bangalore has terrible traffic. If it was a silicon valley, wouldn't they have figured that out first.
For good beer, good education, good healthcare, and polite culture, let's begin by warmly thanking the Congress legacy, Christian missionaries, the English Cantonment culture, the Malayali expats, and of course the ever generous Kannadiga folks. Something one can't find outside South India.
Silicon Valley has the same shitty problems in different magnitude. Many of the cities the water is contaminated. Pollution hangs over. Rowdy and vagrant drivers. Things like people going into restaurants with loose hair and throwing the hair in the air is exactly similar to Silicon Valley and Bangalore. I have seen this deterioration in both the places over decades. Bangalore has been converted into a dump from its original disneylandesque landscape. The original residents have decamped and escaped since long ago from bangalore( started in the 80s). All this holds true for both silicon valley and Bangalore.
Bangalore is not Silicon Valley with poor infrastructure , no drinkable water . It’s just a tag Indians have been using . Bengaluru would be ranked way back even from tier 2 cities in terms of roads and infrastructure . Bengaluru doesnot deserve this tag
It once had good weather but not anymore.
Why we as Indians calling it silliocon valley , Silicon Valley . Just IT jobs are there doe sot make it Silicon Valley . It’s such poor infrastructure , high rentals and above all no water . Most congested cities in the world . Remove the IT jobs everybody will say good bye to this city . In India we have a habit of taking benefits from someone’s compulsion . Indians need job , I agree but quality of life in Bengaluru is way more poor infact very poor . I will rate it as a shitty city which needs reforms at war scale
Bangalore deserves this.. people never open their mouth and keep adjusting
Lol beacus everybody know you won't accomplish anything because no one will work together. There are areas in Bangalore that still have mud roads for the last 10 years.
The only group of people who open their mouths are Kannada activists... And we all know for what cause 😂😂😂
@@pradhanh1641 Where are they now🤫
After voting congress to power, what should the citizens expect?
@vkslabs1243 yes you do not have problems in gas and petrol #sanghi
This is very unfortunate situation.. there is not one mega city in India that have sustainable water management plan. 😢
One spends hard earned money to buy an apartment and then depend on water tankers for day to day needs.. 🙄
Best place to invest is Bhagalpur. Who asked you to come here?
@@SameerPatra-ld1iu the same guy who asked you to comment here.
Actually govt was working on one but i think they have given up on it. What i know Pune is considerable safe urban city
First of all, it is failure of buyers to do due diligence in investigating the basics - Legality, history, accessible road plan, water, electricity, public transport etc.
Puri and Bhubaneswar city people are getting 24 hours water
I had almost lost hope in journalist until I came across this excellent video by Faye. What a strong lady who is unafraid to speak the truth, she is reminding everyone that taxes are paid to the government so they can do something for us in return. I was feeling like I have been mugged out of my hard earned money seeing the state of this country, terrible roads, terrible traffic, pollution, lack of law and order, lack of proper education, the list is endless. Water wasn't even on my mind and now this has happened. We all saw this coming but when the reality hits, it shakes everything up. I feel like pulling my hair at how frustrated I am with the corruption in the country.
As there is a old saying -
*we are cutting the tree branch where we are sheltering in.*
That tree branch can be of local ecosystem/natural resources/blue planet earth!
Thank you Faye and Dr TV Ramachandra sir for highlighting the root causes of the water crisis (in bangalore or anywhere), uncovering the ground realities and the immediate need of acting for sustainable development which upkeeps the cleaner water & air and optimal green cover for the people present& for future generations.
*Thank you for the sincere efforts & taking time in highliting the problems and best solutions. Quite informative & everyone should know these for awareness sake and to act with responsibility be it governance body or an individual.*
As mentioned in other video of solution to crisis... Losing that 5,000 hectare forestation is such a sad & bad thing. True GDP with green gdp measure is a great mentioning.
If continue to neglect like in passed decades be it authorities/individuals/mafias abuse.. then it'll be of self harming.
If not planning to correct/succeed then we are planning/progressing to fail.
Once again many thanks to Faye & Team and Dr TV sir🙏
The practical approach to this situation would be :
-Restrictions on number of apartments/IT parks/Skyscrapers/Malls
-There must be lakes built for every 10kms or so
-Tree(s) plantation in every street
N this must be done by the Government (Which sadly i think will never happen!)
You missed most important point - No more expansion of this city and no new mega projects.
Not even in satellite towns.
Will the foolish politicians and bureaucrats ever understand ?
U can do it
too late..irreversible damage has been already made :(
@@shrihara true tat!
A renowned builders project doesn't have OC till date. People have been living there for the last 10 years. There are many such projects. The residents of Bengaluru should rise above political indifferences. All parties are responsible for the present situation.
Dont be scared to mention the project
What will the residents do?They have given their entire savings into that. Where will they go?
The buyer shall not buy flat without OC.
@@mahendrasinghpawar7771 Where is OC in pre bookings?
At the time of possession. Further, in many cases the owner is more interested in renting the flat.
We all are responsible for this. We have been abusing our natural resources 😢 Our governments have been so ignorant about rainwater harvest, rejuvenation of ponds, lakes and rivers. Our Water bodies have been so polluted because of industrial and residential waste and no STP functioning. I wonder when we will be able to wake up and see the problems which are crucial like Waste management, waste Segregation, STP implementation, using STP water 💦 for Urban gardens and parks. How we have become so blind to crucial issues and are being led to such shit issues like religion.
Exactly 💯 political will may be there but no one can ask us to litter and abuse our water resources. Every individual is responsible not just the government.
Nobody bothers to check who is concerned about these issues when they Vote. Now why would they care... They were never bothered anyway.
True
Corrupt politicians , Corrupt bureaucrats, greedy tanker owners, uncontrolled immigration and climate change are all to blame for this.
Exactly… well matured reporting.. what you have mentioned is the exact issue. Unprecedented growth of Bangalore where approval for building 7000 Appartment + in a single community without. Checking the water table.
India and Indians with its uncontrollable population boom have no idea that it's sitting on a ticking bomb.Over the years systematic governments have failed to address this issue.People in India think how can water finish it's impossible. The impact of unsustainable water practices will result in water migration .
Well said Faye.The citizens of Bengaluru must act now to save this beautiful city.They cannot afford to be complacent.
Half of India wants to live in Bangalore (Bengaluru) and what else can happen? This was a ticking time bomb that was bound to happen and Climate Change just hastened it.
This issue will eventually hit all major Indian cities. All past human Cities and Civilizations have collapsed either due to lack of sustainable water supply or due to flooding (what an irony). Dumb and corrupt politicians can only deliver disasters and nothing much else! Ganga, Yamuna will become seasonal rivers in a few decades forcing massive de-population scenarios.
Pressure for land and housing development was a golden opportunity to corrupt bureaucrats and politicians and they made a windfall. Those offered bribe are as corrupt as the bribe takers (50-50 partnership). The real criminals were the builders and land mafia who to bribed the institutions to get building permits. The gullible buyers are equally at fault by signing on the dotted line. 1000+ lakes in and around B'lore were finished up as it was a nuisance that came in the way of City expansion.
India as a country has no such thing as City Planning or Capacity planning or Sustainability practices. Indian Metros will become war zones infested with drugs and violence like in the West unless the Govt. comes up with a National Plan with code enforcement.
I visited Bangalore twice. Once in 2019 and then last to last year. I live in Delhi and I was so mesmerized by the beauty and weather of the city. Though the traffic was so bad, still I immediately got in love with the city. I always thought of leaving Delhi and moving to Bengaluru although it was not possible for me. And this current situation just breaks my heart. 😔 Hope Banglore regain its charm.
Delhi is still a shithole with very poor AQI and perennial air pollution
There are much better cities within Karnataka than Bengaluru. One just has to visit all of them.
There are much better places to retire in Karnataka. Most people in North Karnataka and Telangana come and retire in my town called Bidar, because there is abundant water, no traffic at all, no crime, no pollution, still affordable plots and homes, and peaceful people.
Because of all the crazy influx, the property rates are going crazy, a farm near the city used to be 30 Lakhs per acre in 2015 and now it is 4 crore per acre.
like? where do you have more jobs than bangalore? they need to be developed first..@@shrihara
Bidar willl also become like mini bangalore soon..basically human greed is the problem@@English_Thieves
The Reddy’s & Gowda’s have screwed Bangalore real bad with their reckless city expansion,
Don’t bring cast and blame somebody, all political parties are responsible they influenced the govt officials to look the other way, if not transferred them, when you bring political pressure the govt officials will sanction all building plans including engulfing rivers, lakes and ponds. They all have short term mentality, very selfish, they think just this one plan, this one apartment, and they bribe, when money talks everybody will look the other way. The major problem is over population, in 1980 the population was 30 lakhs now the population is 2 crores. People make lot of children, or there is huge migration, traffic problem, water problem, every body is blaming each other, who will solve the problem? Blaming will not help. There are no laws, the city must have laws to sanction plans, all agencies are corrupt, politicians are the biggest corrupt people, land owners sell sites, there are revenue sites, why.., there are b Katha why, the real estate does not follow any laws, everybody is educated, everybody is engineer, everybody know vastu, too much talk, courts take 20 years to clear one civil case, it is a lawless society. Now it is election time they will divert your attention by speaking about caste, they say Hindu, they say Muslim, you and I get emotional, the real problem is no strong law and order, no strong court, officials are puppets of the political parties, all politicians are selfish people, nobody will fix the real problem
Exactly. Reddys and chaddis
It's like that boiling frog experiment , where a frog keeps adjusting it's temperature to the raising temperatures. ends up boiling to its death .
In my city too(it's in a different state and far from Bangalore) there were 51 lakes but sadly now only 3 lakes are left alive.
Bungling by people and government plus no rainwater harvesting and conservation
Time to take control. We are trusting the drunkard. And then we feel stupid. This is called a real toxic reationship.
Yes rainwater harvesting is the solution
I have done rainwater harvesting in my home from past 12 years, so no issues for me in Bengaluru but my neighbours who laughed at my RWH system are now in deep despair
For rainwater harvesting, there has to be rains. There were no rains in 2023 to harvest!
We live in strange times. We send all the rain water that falls on our roof, backyards and streets to distant rivers and oceans. Then we spend thousands of crores of rupees to build dams, desalination plants, pipelines and tankers to bring back the same water we sent out in the first place back to our homes and offices. Hundreds of years ago our ancesters, whom we call as primitive and uncivilized, built ponds, open wells and lakes to save the water that fell in short rainy season for the dry months. They planted trees, looked after trees and groves and never chopped a tree more than what's minimum necessary for cooking and other basic needs. In other words our ancestors knew the need to create, protect and sustain their own local water bodies. Our forefathers lived in small self sustaining villages and towns. Sure there were times of water shortages in the past but these were due to genuine failure of rainfall, not due to neglect or over exploitation of water bodies.
But look at the condition now. There is destruction everywhere in the name of development. Bulldozers, excavators and cranes work 24x7. Our lakes are gone, ponds, streams, small rivers and all other water bodies are gone. Natural forests have gone too, replaced by unnatural lawns, gardens and exotic plants and trees in the name of beautification which need constant watering to survive. In the meanwhile, like the legendary Nero who played fiddle when his city was burning, our bureaucrats and businesses, sitting in cosy air-conditioned offices, are busy drawing plans for more homes, factories, malls and offices when our existing people are crying out for water and other basic amenities.
Over the past few decades communities have slowly relinquished responsibility of managing their water bodies to local, state and national governments. The result is what you see and experience. Frankly we deserve this. It is our own past collective actions coming back to haunt us now.
Bengaluru is not unique in this. All large cities and towns in India are in no better position. If this is the condition now, imagine what's in store when we start seeing the real impact of the climate change in the next few decades.
Any way who has the time or will to think what's in store in the future. For now let's worry about if and when the next water tanker is going to turn up at our doorstep and worry about how we are going to come up with the extra money to pay for the steep increase in the cost of the humble water.
So true 😟
Human greed is the root cause for this situation!!😞
We have been trying to convince BWSSB for the last seven years on autonomous network system that can manage pressure and flow to reduce leakage and deliver more water.
No one is interested or understand the solution we are trying to offer.
have an audience with DK shivakumar if possible..contact Viswanathan, water expert and advisor to govt and use him..he had a video also out recently look for it
Salute to you Faye, you raise social issues sometimes environment issues, unlike a few journalists always raise issues such as religion and politics & later which lead to polarisation and divisions in society. Well done Feye Dsouza
it's not like we didn't see this coming. But just like with everything else, we'll ignore our problems until it's at our doorstep.
Please share this video
People are also responsible for the crisis, not just the government.
One specific example is the large gated layouts that do not seem to follow the rules of rainwater harvesting while they may have papers to show that they did it. Some of them are even fighting against it, even in court in some cases. In my own community, recharge projects are looked down upon by many neighbours as foolish and not funded by colleages in the managing commitee, despite having funds. And we rely mainly on groundwater but still do not replenish it or agree to maintain the recharge wells that we have... Selfish interest is so high that collective interest is lost. We need to change this.
When govt takes cut from their good friends such as big realtors and developers why should they present any papers? Isnt that obvious?
Sorry situation. Thanks for highlighting the water scarcity issue in Bengaluru.
Historically, droughts are known to have caused mass migration and even extinction of civilization.
Why are property prices rising in a city where the future of water is looking so bleak?
Give it a thought... Companies allow work from home and people who dont have permanent homes here or any other obligation to stay in the city, go back to their hometowns. Whoever thought wfh has no benefits 😕
But they have already moved their families here for good education, good weather and such..
Faye , well said and summarised we being residents of Bangalore was seeing this reckless plan over the years. We are now too late. This has been warned by IISC that building this way will drive the city water less some a decade back exactly to this and here we are! For every tree that is cut mindlessly for every storm water drain boxed in with concrete and every lake bed that is used to build even more drive this city, dry. We are too late unfortunately!
* They chopped down trees and made no place for greenery.
* They covered mud with concrete including drains.
* They made no effort in saving rain-water
* They closed down lakes, ponds and rivers.
* They are just building everywhere. There is no park.
It's purely man made catastrophe.
A very precise reporting of Bengaluru's perennial water problems.
Thanks for bringing this out. You forgot to mention that the Cauvery river near Kanakpura is not only 100 km away but also a thousand feet lower in altitude. Serious rethinking needs to be done on how much growth Bangalore can sustain without going bust.
I lived in Bangalore for over 5 years between 2013 and 2019. Even before the water crisis, there were some flats in SG Palya behind Christ University where water supply was restricted to only 4 hours a day with water being released for an hour in the morning, afternoon, evening and in the night. It is truly horrendous to witness a water crisis on this scale.
This is what happens when people don't raise voice against uncontrolled urbanization, in 2007 i fought every nook and corner to force govt to build walls against nallahs to save ppl it took 6 months and i was fighting to make it a cycling city, but I lost that fight and moved back delhi. I gave 10 years to bengaluru and i realized none of my office colleagues bothered.
US and European companies who have outsourced functions to companies in Bengaluru are putting in emergency plans to move work out of the city to other cities in India as the disruption to their continued operations is most likely not only in the short term but also in the long term. Most likely the water crisis in Bengaluru will last any where from 5 to 10 years even if the present state government puts in long term mitigation plans.
- In the backdrop of scarce rainfall, Bangalore grapples with inadequate water supply.
- The city's hydrological balance is disrupted as rainwater struggles to penetrate the soil naturally.
- Beer production exacerbates the water strain, requiring approximately 74 liters for every liter produced.
- Bangalore's once pristine lakes have fallen victim to development, sacrificing crucial natural reservoirs.
- Urgent introspection is needed to reclaim and restore the dwindling beauty of the Garden City.
This crisis is a long time coming. This is a war situation . Thanks Faye for bringing out the problem very clearly
And we are doing same mistake here in Hyderabad. Lots of constructions.
I believe besides the Government (which is responsible for the situation), it is also our responsibility to conserve natural resources. How many people can confidently say that they have been responsible with their water or electricity utilization?It is sad to see my beautiful city going through this crisis and I pray this issue is resolved soon and everyone gets water, not only the rich or the ones who can afford to pay for it!!
extremely insightful and concise , loved it
The end seems near...thanks to unending human greed.
Amazing coverage Faye. Aptly said. We’re in Bangalore are feeling chocked by failing governments. They just don’t know how to manage the city. Every one is here to fill their pockets… I feel a lockdown must be called for, specially the IT sector that can easily work from home. Just 1 year of lockdown in 2020, and the city’s climate had changed. Work from home should be called for rather than force people to come back to offices - this is only building more pollution and less rains. The current situation of Bangalore is like that bag that is being filled mindlessly and will rip apart any minute😞😞
INDIANS : Over population is not our problem.
Also the INDIANS: No Water - No Air to Breath in our overcrowded cities is our problem.
Most of Indian cities are on the same path as Bengaluru when it comes to water, pollution, garbage, broken roads and traffic.
The city has become saturated, and the current growth trajectory has become unsustainable. Without a revamp of the existing infrastructure, any further development in the city would be disastrous.
Wonderful and detailed analysis madam. Apart from linking of lakes, building desalination plants along the coastal towns of Karnataka is another effective way to solve Bangalore's water crisis.
This is the side effect of centralized development around an existing city with out proper planning. Every growing city's administration should learn lesson from this and ensure proper water management. At least from now onwards governments should focus on decentralized development plans to reduce the stress on already developed urban centers ( unfortunatley politics has become a real estate business)
This is unsustainable in the long run. This is the exact reason why development should be inclusive and more focus should be given on developing tier 2 and tier 3 cities. If all development goes on at a single place, this is the outcome. Whats more baffling is the fact that in this age of digitization where people from all over the world are collaborating on an unprecedented level, a place called silicon valley cannot come up with an effective solution to mitigate this crisis.
Couldn't agree more almost every state seems to care about only the capital others are left with apathy
The authorities have done white topping and concretized drains....even during rains water doesn't percolate to the ground....this city will soon turn to Cape town if measures are not taken to ensure we have proper rain water harvesting etc.
Karnataka govt now should take action and should make proper plans and should not expand city without water plam .Not sure what Bangalore water dept Bwssb is doing why they are not able to implement any concrete plan against this water crisis
I love how unbiased Faye D’Souza is .
Parties blame other parties. BJP and congress blame each other .
But from 6:55 to 7:16 , she was totally unbiased - love that.
People need to learn . Short term , it’s easy to blame one another , but give credits where credits due and raise issues where a party is responsible .
We’re all a team here living under one roof of a city. We should look forward and find solutions.
Real problem is over population in India, tell the truth and address the root cause of the problem. Waste of time on the roads with heavy traffic, now stand in the queues for water. What a waste of time. Town planning is based on corruption
On top add the white topping of roads which prevents water from seeping down and just flows down the drain
Truly appreciate your efforts in presenting this, without fear.
I admire the courage to present the fact !
Hi Faye, in closing remarks you mentioned that the citizens must demand from the govt, I am sure they do yearn for more but just have no idea on how to get these sorted.
It started during my college days around 2008, our rented houses tank always dried up and we have to go to a nearby public reservoir to wash ourself at night.
Awesome summary. Please continue to spread the word and solutions
Instead of calling it as Indias Silicon Valley we should call it as Indias Sahara.
😢
Similar thing happening in Pune as well. Flats are being constructed as never before. Controlled approach is needed.
The best solution is that the way Bangalore’s corporates behave related to transfer to other cities has to change.. companies need to decentralise and let Bangalore breath..
It was very much expected. Very sad truth. I was born and grew up in Bangalore.
Pray for 🌧️ The only answer for eveything is Jesus😊 Praise Him!
You aptly put. People should deserve better and we should 'demand' for better. But sadly, we get so use to everything and our admin only listens to people who create ruckus in the name of protest. I wish entire software industry stand up for this someday
Inland water level decreased due to many reasons, green city has become concrete city. White topping of roads is also one of the reasons, seepage of water reduced. Lakes are dried as more blockage are there. Rajkaluves are blocked by construction with huge cutting of tree. Digging borewells is not the solution.
blaming solely govt is not sufficient.... how many independent houses have implemented rain water harvesting.... citizens are to be equally blamed for the Bangalore crisis
On the top of it people use bore well water for curing of their constructions etc. What an abuse! Solars rain water, green spaces should be common sense for any responsible citizen anywhere in india . Native trees that can help environment must be compulsory infant of the houses atleast .
A percentage of land must be kept for green spaces so that ground water can replenish itself.With everything concretised , how is ground water going to fill itself ... greed of people for big houses need to stop . Tiny house, large garden should become the trend
Its too late now. Highest populatuon and land density. No birth control or two child policy implemented in 60s and 70s. Now its just going to get worser. Every city today has high population and its really alarming to see 3-4 kids still in villages. On top of that why only few cities are having most offices. We should develop atleast 20 more cities like Bengaluru and allow work from home so that there is not a burden on one city. The middle class tax paying is suffering as poor still gets free water while tax paying citizens dont even get water. In all coutries there is water meter where there is so much water. Rich or poo has to use water judiciously becuase they get huge water bills while in India there is no concept of water meterization!
It is very unfortunate that tax payers of this city, who contribute in making Karnataka the second-highest source of GST collections in the country, are deprived of a basic ammenity like water!
Don't hype too much. Indians on the internet need to be humble.
Ppl are also not less here including the outsiders....they r reckless wid thier water n e.city utilization. Upon dat supreme court orders to provide water to TN is another injustice.
This water scarcity is impediment issue in all Metropolitan cities including Mumbai.Redevelopment and construction of tall sky scrapers is main reason.Rain Water conservation should be implemented immediately and stop construction and to increase the ground table water by drilling holes and built check dams so that the water table rises.
Only three words explain Bengaluru's problems - Corruption, Corruption and Corruption
Migration and corruption.
bangalore simply cannot afford to keep expanding and expect water resources to be sufficient. It is at a height of 900m above sea level. There needs to be a hard limit on the size of the city.
The need of the hour is having 3-4 feet of trenches wherever possible in forest areas...to recharge ground water....
Another way is to use all the huge parks to tap rainwater as much as possible...
Huge parks could go in for around twenty borewells which can fetch at least 2' of perineal source of water.... which makes 40' of water to feed the surrounding water supply network... Another way is to try and go for borewells all alongside of existing cauvery pipe line supplying water...go in for an separate system of collective feeder line to argument additional source of water....
Actually somany people will waste water washing infront of the house with so much water force. If will say pls don't waste water. They use to get angry. Why u want. Did u given this water they use to question with angry. First of all government is not. So people also not good.
This is result of dereliction of duties by successive governments. In this the bureaucracy that should have its head above the day to day gimmicks of politics and politicians is specially responsible having allowed this situation by preventing effective implementation or regulations. Shame!
70% Indians struggle for daily Water.
All the water in the dams in India cater to only 25% of the population. 75% of Indian population depend on Borewells.
Hyderabad is also in the grip of water crisis not just Bangalore. More cities will run out of Water.
Allow IT migrants to work from home towns. That is the first immediate solution.
Sad part is, no goverment has done any development in Bengaluru be it BJP or COngress.
Karnataka needs a CM like yogi or gadkari
Hats off to you Ma’am for summing it all up so nicely and precisely. I wish our political parties and those in politics learn from this video and join hands to set things right because none can alone do it all. Revival of lakes and greenery is needed more than earning black money and being selfish. Blaming each other is not going to help but the corrupt should wash their sins now before they breathe their last to face Gods’ wrath by doing at least one last good deed and seek redemption.
Mam i really loved how you actually pointed out the problem. But not blindly blamed it to non kannda people… it’s really good to have reporters like you❤️
All fingers always points to the Govt. Didn't the people elect those people? They elect based on caste, free tv, free rice etc etc. Now cribbing about Govt is not going to help any one.
It should be the builders responsibility to make sure buildings have water even before they start building buildings.
As they say ' Bengaluru has taken up(hope so) digging well after getting thirsty '
This is the plight of our cultured and educated society !
People choose for freebies, don't complain for water now
I understand your frustration Faye, but like you said our govts work on zero will. I don't have any hopes from them. The govt people all stay in old blr areas, the IT areas has no natives only migrants, so that is why they never got a rupee worth of attention because they don't get much vote bank from there, only the money (in forms of high rents, taxes, individual, businesses). Honestly, this is embarrassing, so called SEZ units are facing man-made drought, this is what they called development? I see it as a really bad news for the IT s well, wondering what effect it will have on the business and people in those areas, obviously its a long coming problem, wont be solved so quickly, how will Whitfield survive?
Behen boriya bistar baando aur chalo wapas jharkhand
@@manikyummaga stop making this argument as to go back to your place. Every govt thought as blore cash cow, they never thought of building any infra. The only solution for this is to build more STP so that treated water is moved back to the lake and the same water can be sent in the pipeline to the house. So that dependency on cauvery reduced. The current govt talks about by constructing mekhadatu dam will solve the water problem for the blore instead of they need to build more STP so that water can be treated and re used.
Excellent reporting 👏 👍
Take up the issue of lake encouragement.. that is where the problem comes .
Ask the government to give a free water scheme from the next election ,
Shame on .instead of giving freebies, they should have focused on these issues.
We need to be very vocal about water problem, infrastructure mismanagement etc etc with the govt. They should be answerable
Government has taken over private tankers. That might be to make money from the tankers. This is the result, when you give everything for free and than tax in another areas to compensate.
This Government is busy in protecting Pak Zindabad, sloganeers, Pak their neighbour but not enemy, Making budget for WAQF board, Collecting money from Tax etc,. Do they have time to focus on real issues ?
Excess migration to a city, Industries, Companies and other businesses need excess water. Tamil Nadu has similar issues. However we have example of Dhubai and other GCC countries who which never run out of water. The problem is resolvable if the government wants.
dubai has a lot of money to invest in the water issue and probably less of politics due to a homogenous population (unlike india where minority appeasement and not development work is needed for winning along with freebies).
@@YinYanUzumaki I agree and India definitely has money but it goes to states like UP even they contribute the least to the National tax contributions; definitely a freebie with worse development only God knows where all the money given is going. Every 5 year they get the highest amount but development is one of worst compared to the state that gets the least.
We should start making an impact and making a campaign to stop this deforestation and excessive unplanned development
God bless you Ma'am
Thank you Faye!
This is not just a problem in Bengaluru the entire nation will have this problem ... since in the name of development only concrete str7ctures are being built .. it is imperative that environment is also needed to be taken care of ..
spot on ! entire nation needs solution but Bengaluru is staring at it despite once been a home to so many lakes
Great info Faye. Thank you
What was once a beautiful city is a concrete jungle . Pls keep on building more offices and get rid of parks . And oh btw , I am waiting to see what the kannada brethren who oppose natural water flow in rivers are going to say when a whole lotta water is going to be poured on the chinnaswamy stadium during ipl .
How did India’s silicon valley run out of water? Land Mafia dried up all lakes for building Flats!
In a city which gets more average rain than 95% of India
How much effort does it take for digging out mud for 100 lakes in outskirts of city and line them & which would get filed in next rainfalls, permanently solving the problem.
I am sure the Effort required would not be more than the effort which were put in by builders and BDA to fill up 650 lake beds with mud for approval.into high rise buildings ?!?
So can be done easily right ?
That much is not enough .I have been associated with the Art of Living that has done rejuvenation of several rivers of India (nearly 70 rivers ongoing ) and we as students from VIT used to travel to karnataka to do river rejuvenation of Kumudavathi river and few lakes around Bengaluru if I remember correctly . Art of living help should be sought and they should be funded to carry out these works with the help of paid workers and the volunteer population . just digging doesnt solve , there is more to rejuvenation that helps in raising the ground water table also .
@@YinYanUzumaki I am a bit skeptical.about religious cults carrying out such projects as in most cases it also turns to land grab. Not small but big land grabs. Like how Sadguru cult has been grabbing land in forest amd eco-sensitive areas in the ne.og ground water replimisjing and usually the figures are highly inflated as are not cettrd by anu credible third party observers. They themselves declare their figures which is not the way. It has to be vetted by credible observers. So these figures cannot be believed.
Such projects should always be approved and in partnership of local government , further clearly.worked out agreement between the two. Also as far as I know religious cults always use free volunteers, I bet not more than 20% of costa were paid workers, as these cults make full exploitation of free volunteering in name of some exercise etc. So I see no reason why government should pay for unsolicited work, hence it is required to work after agreement with government agencies.
Mainly land grab and conversion to own cults ate major concerns. After all conversions are to be considered as forcible as per current central. Government Definition,right?
So people should be cautious about these cults getting into this type of social.work involving land amd forests and eco-sensitive systems.
Rest what these cults do for personal.peace is.another matter altogether, thats between their members and themselves, its ok.
@@YinYanUzumaki I am a bit skeptical.about religious cults carrying out such projects as in most cases it also turns to land grab. Not small but big land grabs. Like how Sadguru cult has been grabbing land in forest amd eco-sensitive areas in the ne.og ground water replimisjing and usually the figures are highly inflated as are not cettrd by anu credible third party observers. They themselves declare their figures which is not the way. It has to be vetted by credible observers. So these figures cannot be believed.
Such projects should always be approved and in partnership of local government , further clearly.worked out agreement between the two. Also as far as I know religious cults always use free volunteers, I bet not more than 20% of costa were paid workers, as these cults make full exploitation of free volunteering in name of some exercise etc. So I see no reason why government should pay for unsolicited work, hence it is required to work after agreement with government agencies.
Mainly land grab and conversion to own cults ate major concerns. After all conversions are to be considered as forcible as per current central. Government Definition,right?
So people should be cautious about these cults getting into this type of social.work involving land amd forests and eco-sensitive systems.
Rest what these cults do for personal.peace is.another matter altogether, thats between their members and themselves, its ok.
@@YinYanUzumaki I am a bit skeptical.about religious cults carrying out such projects as in most cases it also turns to land grab. Not small but big land grabs. Like how Sadguru cult has been grabbing land in forest amd eco-sensitive areas in the ne.og ground water replimisjing and usually the figures are highly inflated as are not cettrd by anu credible third party observers. They themselves declare their figures which is not the way. It has to be vetted by credible observers. So these figures cannot be believed.
Such projects should always be approved and in partnership of local government , further clearly.worked out agreement between the two. Also as far as I know religious cults always use free volunteers, I bet not more than 20% of costa were paid workers, as these cults make full exploitation of free volunteering in name of some exercise etc. So I see no reason why government should pay for unsolicited work, hence it is required to work after agreement with government agencies.
Mainly land grab and conversion to own cults ate major concerns. After all conversions are to be considered as forcible as per current central. Government Definition,right?
So people should be cautious about these cults getting into this type of social.work involving land amd forests and eco-sensitive systems.
Rest what these cults do for personal.peace is.another matter altogether, thats between their members and themselves, its ok.