Marianne de Nazareth

Rainwater harvesting in Bangalore - Article from Countercurrents

It's not yet full blown summer and Bangalore and India is already reeling from lack of fresh water.

Posted on 28 Mar, 2011 10:20 AM

Anchor in one of the local papers said, residents of a locality in Bangalore are buying bottles of mineral water to bathe in! There is also a tanker mafia in the city that charges anywhere upwards of 500 rupees for a tanker of water. Most buildings need at least two tankers of water to manage in a day. That is how tough this summer is going to be. Then why?

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