An Open Well in Prabhadevi, Mumbai – not far from the Prabhadevi temple. Had gone to the Prabhadevi temple with the intent of seeing the open well in the temple. However I could not get access to it. On looking around I observed that the roads had numerous water tankers unlike the other localities in …
The World Bank is presently under discussion with the Government of India on the National Groundwater Management & Improvement Project (NGMIP). The focus of the project is in the 5 States of the country. The project will run over 5 years Partnership with the Private Sector towards Sustainable Management of Groundwater Resources is one of …
BIOME Trust was invited to speak at the 9th National Conference on Social Entrepreneurship (this year on the theme of “Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Planet”) during January 27-29, 2017 at XLRI Jamshedpur. Shubha Ramachandran was a speaker in the session on “Initiatives in Managing Water Resources”. The session was scheduled on January 28th morning, and the …
BIOME Trust at the 9th National Conference on Social Entrepreneurship @ XLRI Jamshedpur Read More »
Two team members from Biome attended a 15 day training conducted by Advanced Center for Water Resources Development and Management (ACWADAM) in Pune. The aim of the training program was to engage with professionals working on or associated with issues related to groundwater and improve their understanding of the ‘science of hydrogeology’. The training encompassed several topics …
Understanding Groundwater: A course by ACWADAM, January 2-17, 2017 Read More »
“Do you know where does your school gets the water from?” “For what purpose is the water used in the school?” “How much water do you/your school uses for different activities?” “What happens to the water after it is being used? Where does it go?” These were some of the questions that we wanted to …
Jalaposhan and BIOME Trust came together to organize the making of two floating wetlands for the lake. Citizens as well as energetic students of Shrishti School of Design participated enthusiastically in the making of these wetlands. The total cost of each came to Rs. 2500. This activity was a great learning exercise to understand the …
Citizen Science Project: Building Floating Wetlands in Jakkur Lake Read More »
Urdu High School is located in Vijaypura town near Devanahalli. The student strength is 88. There are 7 teachers. Our interaction started with Nishat Ma’m, the then HM of the school. And as it happens, she was changed and a new HM came in her place. Thankfully, the new HM was as cooperative as her …
Urdu Higher Primary School is located in Vijaypura town near Devanahalli. The student strength is 208. There are 6 teachers and 4 non-teaching staff. Biome Environmental Trusts’ interaction with the school started with this conversation with the school HM, Zakira Ma’m: The supply to our school is through tankers. But many a times that is …
Rainwater Harvesting at Urdu Higher Primary School Read More »
Pedanna and the well Most borewells along Sarjapura Road do not yield much water. A new apartment opposite Kaikondrahalli Kere is also struggling for water as their borewells run dry. The builder decides to revive an old open well in his property. The well is 18ft in diameter and 40ft deep and has been fully …
Open Well with Water Opposite Kaikondrahalli Kere Read More »
With Mr Das – Lake Supervisor A field trip for 60 3rd year architecture students from Adhiyamaan College of Engineering , Hosur (http://www.adhiyamaan.ac.in/anew/) was organised on 6th Jan 2017 by BIOME Trust to both Rainbow Drive as well as Kaikondrahalli Lake on Sarjapura Road. The idea was for the students to understand the role and …
IUWM tour for 60 architecture students from Adhiyamaan College of Engineering Read More »