A resident of Bengaluru South chose not to drill a borewell to construct a new house. He learnt the groundwater table is high and would hit water if he digs an open well. He engaged well digger Venkat (Ph: 93536 39969) and dug an open well. The well is 2.5ft in diameter. The well hit …
1.0 Overview and Background Madiwala lake is situated in BTM layout in East Bangalore. It is one of the biggest lakes in Bangalore spread over an area of 114.3 hectare. Legend has it that the lake was built by the Cholas in a day. It is a home to many migratory birds. The lake comes …
Rejuvenation of an Old Open Well in Forest Department park, Madiwala Lake Read More »
Visit to Syngenta India Lmt, Nelamangala Syngenta Global is an agricultural R & D company providing technology to the farming community focusing on increasing productivity, reducing input costs and increasing the return on investment. Syngenta India Ltd has branches across the country. Rakshitha visited Syngenta India Lmt located in Nimbenahalli village, Nelamangala. It is an …
Rest House Park is located between Rest House Road on the eastern boundary, Rest House Cres Road on the northern boundary. The natural flow of water in the park is towards the entrance of the park, eastern boundary. The 9ft wide Rajakaluve or the storm water drain runs through the park from the west to …
Open Wells and Recharge Well at Puravankara Rest House Park, Bangalore Read More »
“Countdown is a global initiative to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis, by turning ideas into action. The goal is to build a better future by cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 in the race to a zero-carbon world – a world that is safer, cleaner and fairer for everyone.” The …
TEDxBiomeEnvironmentalTrust2021 – A City and its Used Water Read More »
On the 10th December 2021, NIUA had organized a consultation meet with the Alliance team. The presentations from the SCBP studies were conducted by the respective consultants. The aim of the consultation meet was to give constructive feedback on the studies. In the meeting,the two SCBP (Sanitation Capacity building Platform) NIUA studies were presented: The Practice of …
The city of Bengaluru has seen tremendous growth across various sectors in the last few decades. The accompanying population influx has invariably put a lot of stress on the available resources, and water is one such critical and indispensable resource. Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is the organization responsible for meeting the water …
Namma Neeru Namma Javabdaari – Water Demand Management in Bengaluru Read More »
Biome Environmental Trust has been working in the area of rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge for the last couple of decades. The experience has revealed that regular and sustained recharge of groundwater in some parts of Bangalore has resulted in improvement in water quality and increase in the groundwater table. The campaign aims to motivate …
Rakshitha and Srivalli visited JR layout on 13th November. The details are captured below: Introduction to the layout JR Greenwich Layout is a residential layout located in Kodathi (12.89482, 77.70941) towards the South East of Bengaluru city. It was constructed in 2015. It has 180 plots out of which 102 are occupied. There are around …
I always wanted our BIOME team to visit Tumkur. I had mentioned this to Shubha ma’am and she was equally excited and said it gonna be BIOME’s day trip:) Everyone wanted to visit Tumkur and see the existing water management practices. It was difficult to finalize the suitable date considering everyone’s feasibility, the plan had …