2016-2017
‘Water and children’ - lecture at Child Rights Circle
Biome was invited to speak on ‘Water and Children’ by the Child Rights Circle on March 18, 2017.
DPS students visit Rainbow Drive
Reapbenefit requested Biome to facilitate a visit of students of Delhi Public School to Rainbow Drive on March 2, 2017.
Interaction with school students at RWH Theme Park
Reapbenefit invited Biome to conduct a session on RWH for students from private schools at the RWH Theme Park in Jayanagar.
Presentation at 9th National Conference on Social Entrepreneurship
Biome made a presentation on ‘Initiatives in managing water resources’ at the 9th National Conference on Social Entrepreneurship at XLRI Jamshedpur on Jan 28, 2017.
Stakeholder consultation meeting with World Bank on NGMIP
Biome was invited to speak on ‘Urban Groundwater Management’ at the stakeholder consultation meeting with the World Bank at BCCI on Jan 17, 2017.
Water literacy session at Kannur Govt School
As part of the Devanahalli 10 schools project, Biome conducted a session on water literacy at Kannur Govt School in Jan 2017.
Floating wetlands at Jakkur Lake
Biome and Jalaposhan came together to build two floating wetlands at Jakkur Lake.
RWH at Urdu High School
Biome designed and installed a rooftop RWH system at Urdu High School as part of the Devanahalli 10 schools project funded by Wipro Cares.
RWH at Urdu Higher Primary School
Biome designed and installed a rooftop RWH system at Urdu Higher Primary School as part of the Devanahalli 10 schools project funded by Wipro Cares.
Kere Habba 2017
Biome set up a stall at the Kaikondrahalli Kere Habba on Jan 8, 2017 highlighting the open wells around Sarjapur Road.
Architecture students learn about IUWM
60 architecture students from the Adhiyamaan College of Engineering visited Rainbow Drive and Kaikondrahalli Lake to learn about Integrated Urban Water Management on Jan 6, 2017.
Session on IUWM for Surbana Jurong
Biome was invited to conduct a session on Integrated Urban Water Management for the employees of Surbana Jurong on Jan 5, 2017.
National exposure visit for Ganga basin cities
Biome Trust helped CSE (Delhi) organise a visit for city officials from 10 Ganga basin cities to Rainbow Drive and Jakkur Lake on Dec 8, 2016.
RWH at Kannur Govt School
Biome designed and installed a rooftop RWH system at Kannur Govt School as part of the Devanahalli 10 schools project funded by Wipro Cares.
Talk on ‘Urbanisation and wastewater management’
Biome was invited to deliver a talk on ‘Urbanisation and wastewater management’ at M S Ramaiah Medical College on Nov 29, 2016.
‘Water and Well Being’ at Bhoomi College
Biome anchored the module on ‘Water and Well Being’ at a week-long workshop at Bhoomi College that started on Nov 28, 2016.
RWH training for Brigade group employees
Brigade Enterprises Ltd invited Biome to conduct training in RWH for their employees on Nov 24, 2016.
Water literacy at Devanahalli schools
Sessions on water literacy were conducted for the students of Kannur Primary School and Kadusonnapanahalli High School.
‘Safe Water’ learning with Arghyam
Kiran and Shreyas from Biome, who are members of the Fluoride Knowledge and Action Network (FKAN), were invited by Arghyam to conduct a session on safe water and fluorosis on September 27, 2016.
‘Lakes, Bangalore and Science’
Biome participated in an event on Lakes, Bangalore and Science at Kaikondrahalli Lake on August 7, 2016.
‘Namma Ooru’ panel discussion
Shubha Ramachandran of Biome Trust participated in the panel discussion on ‘Why is the city flooding so often’ organised by Rotary Club.
Session on water quality for Raichur schools
On July 30, 2016, Grama Vikasa organised a workshop on water quality for schools in Raichur at which Vishwanath Srikantaiah and Kiran Kumar Sen spoke and demonstrated water quality testing
Water management workshop for Tripura schools
Biome was invited by Arpan (a local NGO) and Earth&Us to anchor a workshop on water management for officials and teachers of schools in Tripura on July 13-17, 2016.
Session on RWH for Alstom
Alstom invited Biome to conduct a session on RWH for their employees on June 29, 2016.
RWH training session organised by NVIRON
Biome was invited by NVIRON to do a training session on RWH for engineers from varied industries on June 24, 2016.
World Environment Day tree planting at Haralur Road Park
On June 5, 2016, Biome facilitated a tree planting event at Haralur Road Park by residents of the area.
Session on RWH for Bangalore East Eerullies
Organic terrace gardening group Bangalore East Eerullies invited Biome to do a session on RWH for the members on May 28, 2016.
RWH training for Brigade group engineers
Biome conducted a training session for engineers from the Brigade group of companies on RWH on May 6, 2016.
Project to understand the state of sanitation in 3 towns in Karnataka
A project was undertaken to understand the state of sanitation in 3 towns in Karnataka. Special emphasis was made on the role played by the informal sector – like honeysuckers and ring makers. Recommendations were made for the way forward.
Citizen Science and Lakes
While citizen activism is high in Bengaluru, people are many times at a loss to be able to contribute effectively. Keeping this in mind a Citizen Science and Lakes programme was envisaged to try and set up instrumentation to continuously monitor the water quality and quantity inflows and outflows from the lake. Details are available on https://www.blrlakes.org/
Creation of an illustrated manual on how to set up toilets and how to do rainwater harvesting
Communication material was developed to convey the methodology for setting up a rainwater harvesting system in a village as well as to set up a twin leach pit toilet in rural areas in Karnataka. The final output is an illustrated hand book.
Integrated urban water management in Koramangala, Bangalore
Koramangala is one of the pleasant neighbourhoods in Bengaluru. It is however beset with water issues – flooding as well as lack of water in summer. A project was carried out to understand the water sources, supply mechanisms and wastewater management in this neighbourhood. The potential for rainwater harvesting as well as rejuvenation of a lake in the neighbourhood was also studied and presented to the community. Support was also provided to take forward some of the proposed interventions.
Water literacy and rainwater harvesting implementation in 6 schools in Devanahalli
Devanahalli is a town towards the north of Bengaluru. It is a considerably drier area and the water tables are very low. The government schools in the area suffer due to lack of water – for both sanitation as well as drinking/cooking purposes. Rainwater harvesting was implemented in some schools by BIOME with funds raised from corporate CSR. Water awareness and educational sessions were also conducted to highlight to the children the need to use water wisely.
Creation of a website urbanwaters.in to share information on the needs and ways to do water management
In order to disseminate knowledge on water conservation in urban areas, a website http://bengaluru.urbanwaters.in was created. This website provides information on various water resources. Audio/video as well as written manuals have been provided to encourage citizens to implement some of the simpler best practices themselves or with help from local plumbers. The information material has been created in multiple languages. Case studies have also been provided so that people can learn from their neighbours.
2016 - 2017
‘Water and children’ - lecture at Child Rights Circle
Biome was invited to speak on ‘Water and Children’ by the Child Rights Circle on March 18, 2017.
DPS students visit Rainbow Drive
Reapbenefit requested Biome to facilitate a visit of students of Delhi Public School to Rainbow Drive on March 2, 2017.
Interaction with school students at RWH Theme Park
Reapbenefit invited Biome to conduct a session on RWH for students from private schools at the RWH Theme Park in Jayanagar.
Presentation at 9th National Conference on Social Entrepreneurship
Biome made a presentation on ‘Initiatives in managing water resources’ at the 9th National Conference on Social Entrepreneurship at XLRI Jamshedpur on Jan 28, 2017.
Stakeholder consultation meeting with World Bank on NGMIP
Biome was invited to speak on ‘Urban Groundwater Management’ at the stakeholder consultation meeting with the World Bank at BCCI on Jan 17, 2017.
Water literacy session at Kannur Govt School
As part of the Devanahalli 10 schools project, Biome conducted a session on water literacy at Kannur Govt School in Jan 2017.
Floating wetlands at Jakkur Lake
Biome and Jalaposhan came together to build two floating wetlands at Jakkur Lake.
RWH at Urdu High School
Biome designed and installed a rooftop RWH system at Urdu High School as part of the Devanahalli 10 schools project funded by Wipro Cares.
RWH at Urdu Higher Primary School
Biome designed and installed a rooftop RWH system at Urdu Higher Primary School as part of the Devanahalli 10 schools project funded by Wipro Cares.
Kere Habba 2017
Biome set up a stall at the Kaikondrahalli Kere Habba on Jan 8, 2017 highlighting the open wells around Sarjapur Road.
Architecture students learn about IUWM
60 architecture students from the Adhiyamaan College of Engineering visited Rainbow Drive and Kaikondrahalli Lake to learn about Integrated Urban Water Management on Jan 6, 2017.
Session on IUWM for Surbana Jurong
Biome was invited to conduct a session on Integrated Urban Water Management for the employees of Surbana Jurong on Jan 5, 2017.
National exposure visit for Ganga basin cities
Biome Trust helped CSE (Delhi) organise a visit for city officials from 10 Ganga basin cities to Rainbow Drive and Jakkur Lake on Dec 8, 2016.
RWH at Kannur Govt School
Biome designed and installed a rooftop RWH system at Kannur Govt School as part of the Devanahalli 10 schools project funded by Wipro Cares.
Talk on ‘Urbanisation and wastewater management’
Biome was invited to deliver a talk on ‘Urbanisation and wastewater management’ at M S Ramaiah Medical College on Nov 29, 2016.
‘Water and Well Being’ at Bhoomi College
Biome anchored the module on ‘Water and Well Being’ at a week-long workshop at Bhoomi College that started on Nov 28, 2016.
RWH training for Brigade group employees
Brigade Enterprises Ltd invited Biome to conduct training in RWH for their employees on Nov 24, 2016.
Water literacy at Devanahalli schools
Sessions on water literacy were conducted for the students of Kannur Primary School and Kadusonnapanahalli High School.
‘Safe Water’ learning with Arghyam
Kiran and Shreyas from Biome, who are members of the Fluoride Knowledge and Action Network (FKAN), were invited by Arghyam to conduct a session on safe water and fluorosis on September 27, 2016.
‘Lakes, Bangalore and Science’
Biome participated in an event on Lakes, Bangalore and Science at Kaikondrahalli Lake on August 7, 2016.
‘Namma Ooru’ panel discussion
Shubha Ramachandran of Biome Trust participated in the panel discussion on ‘Why is the city flooding so often’ organised by Rotary Club.
Session on water quality for Raichur schools
On July 30, 2016, Grama Vikasa organised a workshop on water quality for schools in Raichur at which Vishwanath Srikantaiah and Kiran Kumar Sen spoke and demonstrated water quality testing
Water management workshop for Tripura schools
Biome was invited by Arpan (a local NGO) and Earth&Us to anchor a workshop on water management for officials and teachers of schools in Tripura on July 13-17, 2016.
Session on RWH for Alstom
Alstom invited Biome to conduct a session on RWH for their employees on June 29, 2016.
RWH training session organised by NVIRON
Biome was invited by NVIRON to do a training session on RWH for engineers from varied industries on June 24, 2016.
World Environment Day tree planting at Haralur Road Park
On June 5, 2016, Biome facilitated a tree planting event at Haralur Road Park by residents of the area.
Session on RWH for Bangalore East Eerullies
Organic terrace gardening group Bangalore East Eerullies invited Biome to do a session on RWH for the members on May 28, 2016.
RWH training for Brigade group engineers
Biome conducted a training session for engineers from the Brigade group of companies on RWH on May 6, 2016.
Project to understand the state of sanitation in 3 towns in Karnataka
A project was undertaken to understand the state of sanitation in 3 towns in Karnataka. Special emphasis was made on the role played by the informal sector – like honeysuckers and ring makers. Recommendations were made for the way forward.
Citizen Science and Lakes
While citizen activism is high in Bengaluru, people are many times at a loss to be able to contribute effectively. Keeping this in mind a Citizen Science and Lakes programme was envisaged to try and set up instrumentation to continuously monitor the water quality and quantity inflows and outflows from the lake. Details are available on https://www.blrlakes.org/
Creation of an illustrated manual on how to set up toilets and how to do rainwater harvesting
Communication material was developed to convey the methodology for setting up a rainwater harvesting system in a village as well as to set up a twin leach pit toilet in rural areas in Karnataka. The final output is an illustrated hand book.
Integrated urban water management in Koramangala, Bangalore
Koramangala is one of the pleasant neighbourhoods in Bengaluru. It is however beset with water issues – flooding as well as lack of water in summer. A project was carried out to understand the water sources, supply mechanisms and wastewater management in this neighbourhood. The potential for rainwater harvesting as well as rejuvenation of a lake in the neighbourhood was also studied and presented to the community. Support was also provided to take forward some of the proposed interventions.
Water literacy and rainwater harvesting implementation in 6 schools in Devanahalli
Devanahalli is a town towards the north of Bengaluru. It is a considerably drier area and the water tables are very low. The government schools in the area suffer due to lack of water – for both sanitation as well as drinking/cooking purposes. Rainwater harvesting was implemented in some schools by BIOME with funds raised from corporate CSR. Water awareness and educational sessions were also conducted to highlight to the children the need to use water wisely.
Creation of a website urbanwaters.in to share information on the needs and ways to do water management
In order to disseminate knowledge on water conservation in urban areas, a website was created. This website provides information on various water resources. Audio/video as well as written manuals have been provided to encourage citizens to implement some of the simpler best practices themselves or with help from local plumbers. The information material has been created in multiple languages. Case studies have also been provided so that people can learn from their neighbours.