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Rainwater harvesting initiatives in Bangalore - A paper by KSCST

This paper by AR Shivakumar of the Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST), presented at a national seminar organised by ISRO at NIAS Bangalore in 2010, begins by highlighting the increasing problem of scarcity of water that the city of Bangalore has been experiencing in recent years and suggests a required plan of action for a sustainable water supply system in the city. Read More

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Bangalore, KA, India
Latitude: 12.971599, Longitude: 77.594563

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Water challenges in Greater Bangalore - NIAS-CASUMM workshop note (2007)

This document provides the background for a workshop on 'Water Challenges in Greater Bangalore', organised by NIAS and CASSUM at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Indian Institute of Science (IISC) campus on March 27, 2007.Read More

The document highlights the current scenario of privatisation of water services that are being funded by international financial institutions under the water sector reforms in the city of Bangalore, which have had a very negative impact on the urban poor, who continue to face the problem of inadequate, unreliable and unsafe water supply as compared to other posh and water rich areas in the city.

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Bangalore, KA, India
Latitude: 12.971606, Longitude: 77.594376

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A study on Bellandur tank and changes due to urbanisation - A report by CASUMM

Bellandur TankThis article by Collaborative for the Advancement of the Study of Urbanism through Mixed Media (CASUMM) presents the case of Bellandur Tank in Bangalore city and highlights how rapid unplanned urbanisation has led to the destruction of one of the biggest water bodies in Bangalore Urban district.Read More

The tank provided sustenance for people who lived in the areas surrounding it and provided water for irrigation, household purposes such as drinking, washing and cleaning, besides providing ample supply of fish. The tank was thus an integral part of the society and had a relationship with the communities residing around the tank.

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Bangalore, KA, India
Latitude: 12.971606, Longitude: 77.594376

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Ramaswamy Joint Legislature Committee Report on the encroachment of lands in Bangalore Urban district (2006)

ATR JLC Cover 1The Joint Legislature Committee on Encroachments in Bangalore Urban District, was constituted in June 2006 with 14 MLAs and 6 MLCs, with A T Ramaswamy as ChairmATR JLC Cover 2an. The attached report contains translated excerpts from the original Kannada report released in 2007, as well as a complete detailed version of the interim reports.

The report written on the basis of spot inspections, land surveys and hearings of various government departments and statutory bodies, concludes that the various state bodies such as the Bangalore Development Authority, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, City and Town Municipal Councils etc, miserably failed in their duties to protect Government and public land, and have become helpess, tolerant witnesses, and in many cases, active participants, abettors and promoters in these crimes in tandem with the land mafia.Read More

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AT Ramaswamy JLC on encroachment of lands in Bangalore Urban district - Interim Report Part 1 (Feb 2007)11.05 MB
AT Ramaswamy JLC on encroachment of lands in Bangalore Urban district - Interim Report Part 1 (Jul 2007)13.17 MB

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Bangalore, KA, India
Latitude: 12.971606, Longitude: 77.594376

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