India’s Bengaluru faces acute water shortage
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India’s tech city, Bengaluru, is experiencing severe water scarcity even before the peak summer months. Residents are rationing water and paying nearly twice the regular price due to the shortage.
Weak southwest monsoon rains have depleted groundwater and lowered water levels in the Cauvery River basin reservoirs, which supply water to the city of roughly 14 million people and numerous IT companies and startups.
“We now need to book water tankers two days in advance, my plants are dying and I’m taking alternate-day showers,” said Santhosh C.A., a Horamavu resident in North Bengaluru, told Reuters reporter.
The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), which manages water supply in the city, primarily sources its water from the Cauvery River.
The river begins at Talakaveri in Karnataka, flows through Tamil Nadu, and eventually empties into the Bay of Bengal.
During peak summer months, the city uses groundwater and water delivered by tankers to supplement BWSSB supplies.
However, this year, reports of water shortages have surfaced early, particularly from building complexes across various city areas.
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