Bengaluru, March 13 (Punjab khabarnama): There are countless slogans like water is life or save water, create future, towards which the people of the cities of the country are not at all serious, who are getting more or less water than required in the morning and evening. Is. Actually, here we are going to talk about Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka, where people are facing severe drinking water shortage and perhaps they have now started understanding the above slogans of saving water very well.Bengaluru is the third largest city of India. The drinking water crisis in the city with a population of about 84 lakh has become so severe that its residents have now started thinking of leaving the city and settling somewhere else. Not only this, but due to concerns about water supply in the future, we are now forced to reconsider investing in the real estate market of Bengaluru.
Not enough water for toilets
In Bengaluru, the people who are tenants in rented houses or apartments are suffering the most. This is the population who does not even have the option of leaving the city. Due to drinking water crisis, their condition has become such that they are unable to meet even the basic needs related to water. Despite paying huge amount for house rent, people are not even getting enough water for toilets.A media report quoting a resident of Uttarahalli in south Bengaluru said that he was earlier considering buying property in Bengaluru, but has now changed his mind due to water shortage.
“Work Form Home” an alternative to leaving the city
It is being told that most of the borewells in the city have dried up for about 15 years. Crowds crowding tankers to get water are fueling community tension. To deal with this situation, technical professionals who have come from other cities or states have now started demanding “Work Form Home” (WFH) from their institutions.He believes that this system can contribute significantly to water conservation efforts. Technical experts argue that WFH The arrangement will allow employees to relocate to their hometowns, reducing pressure on the city’s water resources.
6 thousand liters of water is available for Rs 1,500
Due to drinking water shortage, water trade has intensified in Bengaluru. Many times people are forced to pay huge prices for water. Media reports quoted Deepak Raghav, another technical expert working for a multinational corporation (MNC) in Marathahalli, in the eastern suburb of Bengaluru, as saying that he has to pay a whopping Rs 1,500 for 6,000 liters of water every week because The tube well in his rented house has dried up.
What does the Deputy Chief Minister of the state say?
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Amidst the drinking water shortage, Shiv Kumar claimed that water trade has been stopped in the city. He said that out of 16,000 borewells in the city, 7,000 are non-functional. Concerted efforts are underway from various authorities including the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and nodal authorities to tackle this crisis and ensure access to water for all residents.
