Bangalore Urban and Rural District

With a total population of 1200, Sonnahallipura village in Hoskote taluk of Bangalore Rural district has 250 homes. This village was chosen by the Rotary Club of Bangalore, Indiranagar to start a micro-credit programme for 10 women’s self-help groups (SHG) and a low-cost sanitary napkin manufacturing unit.  

Kerala hit by worst drought in 115 years

Most of Hyderabad water bodies reduced to cesspools

NGT seeks MP, Rajasthan's opinion on maintaining e-flow in Chambal river

Ganga clean-up fails, thanks to multiple authorities and no monitoring

All 14 districts in Kerala have been declared drought-hit

Ganga polluted with heavy metals and pesticides: CPCB

NABARD to raise Rs 77,000 crore to fund 100 prioritised irrigation projects

The pitiful state of some of the water bodies in the country, coupled with the sheer apathy of the government, have forced some well-meaning citizens to come out of their comfort zones and make a difference. Some of these efforts, like the Puttenahalli lake in Bengaluru that is now overflowing with clean water, have been successful, while others are ongoing.