BIOME Environmental Solutions is currently doing a research study funded by National Institute for Urban Affairs (think tank of government of India) with its consortium partners “People in Center” and “Megh Pyne Abhiyan“. The study is being carried out in a duration of 9 months starting from January 1st 2021 and ending on September 2021. …
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BIOME Trust on Citizen Matters12 years after Bengaluru’s water board made RWH a rule, how are we doing in harvesting rainwater? xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc bộ bóng đá arsenalbóng đá atalantabundesligacầu thủ haalandUEFAevertonfutebol ao vivofutemaxmulticanaisonbetbóng đá world cupbóng đá inter milantin juventusbenzemala ligaclb leicester cityMUman citymessi lionelsalahnapolineymarpsgronaldoserie atottenhamvalenciaAS ROMALeverkusenac milanmbappenapolinewcastleaston villaliverpoolfa cupreal …
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Shubha Ramachadran spoke to the students on June 2021 at ICTS-TIFR in Bangalore. Topic : Groundwater and Us Abstract Nowhere is groundwater more important than in India where a quarter of the world’s groundwater is extracted annually—the highest in the world—which is greater than that pumped up by China and the United States combined. Up …
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Lalbagh botanical garden is a 240 acres (0.97 km2) garden and is located in south Bangalore. It is managed by the Department of Horticulture, Bangalore. There are 5 open wells in Lalbagh. Of these 3 wells have water however, water from these wells are not being used. Two of the wells were closed by …
Part 5: Drinking water supply business Southegowdanahalli is the only location where water is available at shallower depths and in plenty throughout the year. Mr.Krishnamurthy is a successful entrepreneur running a commercial drinking water supply business since 2002. Krishnamurthy supplies 50,000-100,000 litres of water every day. He is majorly supplying water to two apartments like …
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Part 4: Honey suckers Devanahalli town is entirely dependent on on-site sanitation having pit toilets and septic tanks. Devanahalli has majority of pit toilets than septic tanks. Pit toilets are made up of cement rings varying from 10-15 feet in depth. In old houses, pit toilets are comparatively bigger in size and are made …
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Part 3: Fecal Sludge Treatment Plant Devanahalli Fecal Sludge Treatment Plant is the first of its kind in the country. FSTP is functioning from the year 2015. FSTP is implemented by Consortium of DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society with the funding from Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. According to CDD’s report “Insights from Fecal Sludge Management …
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Part 2: Treated wastewater Minor Irrigation Department is pumping Treated wastewater from Sewage Treatment Plants to KC Valley where lakes in Kolar and Chikkaballapur region are filled up. This was implemented as a drought mitigation strategy which enables groundwater recharge. Similarly treated wastewater from STPs in HN valley is also been pumped to fill up …
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Part 1: Water supply Devanahalli is a small town of Bengaluru Rural District of Karnataka. Devanahalli is located at a distance of 40kms from Bengaluru. The town is a Town Municipal Council having the population of 28,051 as per 2011 census (currently 35,000 according to TMC). The town is divided into 23 wards. Devanahalli …
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The Devanahalli town located very close to the Bangalore International Airport (34 km from Bangalore) is home to around 30,000 people. It is also the main town of Devanahalli Taluk in the Bangalore Rural district. The town is of historical significance. The town is still a sought after location for its old temples, forts dating …