Sewage

Projects that PM Modi is about to inaugurate or lay the foundation include LPG pipeline, LPG bottling plant. Along with this, there is also a sewage treatment plan, water supply scheme, river front development project, new railway line, railway bridge, electrification of various sections under Namami Gange.

With the UFW projects in full swing and rains in the last few days, the residents of Annasandrapalya Rama Temple area have noticed coloured and smelly water flowing from their taps. They think it is the result of sewage getting mixed due to ongoing projects

The coronavirus scare is overshadowed by overflowing sewage in LBS Nagar, Bengaluru, as residents fear being exposed to water-borne diseases. Despite complaints, neither the apartment owners nor representatives from the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) worker or Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) have come forward. 

Muslims in Karnataka have been let down big time as the Haj Bhavan where pilgrims gather before heading to the Holy City of Mecca is now filled with sewage

 Karnataka Budget has earmarked a portion for Bengaluru's development. From road restoration, solid waste management, increase in sewage treatment plant capacity, comprehensive lake development plan to 56 km long Outer Ring Road connecting airport metro and Central Silk Board junction and much more are on offer

After receiving a dressing-down by the National Green Tribunal for not taking action against water bodies being polluted by untreated sewage from stormwater drains, the KSPCB was forced to issue notices to over 400 apartment and building owners to pay up Rs 291 crore as fine.

Most of the time BBMP becomes synonymous with controversies as they attract criticism for their actions or rather inaction. Harlur residents are angered over the overflowing sewage for over a month now.

Never run the risk of eating at any outlet in Bengaluru's City Market for one should know that the food is cooked in one of the most unhygienic places. The shopkeepers, hotel owners and others say that they are forced to run their business in this insanitary place for the last one year. Watch PubliCity on Asianet Newsable.

Start-up hub Koramangala has become a bane for residents and commuters as a crater-filled 80 feet main road which houses passport office is posing as a risk. Overflowing sewage from drains and increasing potholes also result in slow-moving traffic
 

The BBMP and public representative at Vignana Nagar Ward sit as a lame-duck doing nothing to attend a 500-meter stretch LB Shastinagar Main Road. The road was cut to lay sewage and water pipe two years ago till date the road is not fixed. Residents say, during rains commuting this stretch is risky

The Rs 80 crore worth development project in Koramangala comes with an additional cost of huge trees. Though the BBMP may not be cutting roots directly, but its digging and underground operations have led to damaged roots and may result in uprooting of about 50 trees anytime. 

A day after Asianet Newsable highlighted the pathetic condition of Harlur Lake in Bengaluru where lakhs of fish died due to sewage entering the lake, BBMP deployed its officials along with JCB machines. Sewage drains which was blocked for weeks due to pile up of plastic was cleared.

Another lake in Bengaluru is joining the league of Bellandur and Varthur lakes. Harlur lake near Sarjapur is turning into a dump yard, all thanks to sewage water being released into it.

The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is suffering a loss as almost 45% of its water is unaccounted for. From ageing pipes to unchecked illegal water connections, the BWSSB needs to do a lot to keep its coffers healthy.

Jalamrutha, a community-driven project is aimed at making Karnataka water secure by 2020. About three-quarters of the estimated 39,000 traditional ponds and tanks that existed two decades ago across Karnataka have either dried up, been encroached upon or have been turned into sewage dumps. This has led to an alarming fall in groundwater levels