In Late Oct, I had visited Delhi to attend Water Aid’s Jal Choupal initiative. Jal Choupal as it translates is “Water Platform”, where different users and decision makers of water can come together to discuss their needs, issues and decide strategies to manage water. While it looks amazing as an initiative, I would like to …
Ghar Ghar Aakash Ganga- Every House for Rainwater Harvesting in UP Read More »
Authored by Shreyas Sati and Alana Helin as part of the BIOME Trust Wetlands & Lakes Project Summary Mahadevapura Lake is on 22 acres and is located in the east of Bangalore between Purva Parkridge and Durga Rainbow Apartments. It is frequented by many local residents who enjoy the provided walking path. Currently, no STP …
Authored by Shreyas Sati and Alana Helin as part of the BIOME Trust Wetlands & Lakes Project Summary Byrasandra Lake is on 10.2 acres and is located in the south of Bangalore near the NIMHANS hospital. The lake lies within the Puttenahalli Lake series within the Koramangala-Challaghatta Valley. It is frequented by local residents who …
This ongoing blog will capture all the updates (on Facebook) done so far on the Citizen Lakes Dashboard project. Links to those posts will be provided here and updated whenever a new post is made. Since the posts are “public” the links to them should also be accessible to those without Facebook accounts. There is …
From the street, the house I visited looked like any other. I was greeted at the door and led up to the terrace where I met Clement Silva. At the time, Mr. Silva was in the middle of one of his daily rituals – watering his garden. In among his plants sat the object of …
Chalkere Lake Report Authored by Shreyas Sati and Alana Helin as part of the BIOME Trust Wetlands & Lakes Project Summary Challakere (Chalkere) Lake is on 38 acres and is located in the northeast part of Bangalore near Hennur Police Station. Chalkere is part of the Yellamallappa Chetty lake series within Hebbal Valley, overflowing into …
The Rainwater Harvesting was implemented in Kasavanahalli Higher Primary School (HPS) by Biome Trust with financial help from Students of University of Washington and on-field support from the school itself, Ms. Hema from Bhoomi College and our Plumber Manjunath. Below are some details about the implementation and the activities done subsequently when Uni. of Washington …
Rainwater Harvesting in Kasavanahalli Higher Primary School: A collaborative effort Read More »
Authored by Shreyas Sati and Alana Helin as part of the BIOME Trust Wetlands & Lakes Project Summary Puttenahalli Lake is on 13 acres, 25 guntas and is located in the south of Bangalore between Brigade Millenium and L&T South City near Millennium Avenue. It is frequented by many local residents who enjoy the provided …
Authored by Shreyas Sati and Alana Helin as part of the BIOME Trust Wetlands & Lakes Project Summary Agara Lake is on 90 acres and is located in the southeast part of Bangalore near Sri Jagannath Temple in Agara Village. Of the total 90 acres, the main lake area is 61 acres. It is frequented …
Authored by Shreyas Sati and Alana Helin as part of the BIOME Trust Wetlands & Lakes Project Summary Alahalli Lake, also called Avalahalli Lake, is on 23 acres and is located in the southern part of Bangalore next to Amruth Nagar Main Road and Nandi Gardens Apartment Complex. It was observed during our visit on …