Urbanisation is the process of altering land uses to create and further develop urban centers. It is a process of social and economic change which has accompanied industrial development. Congestion in cities largely affects umpteen spheres of activities, inducing an imbalance. Challenges of water scarcity, contamination of ground water, pollution of water bodies have grown to confront us....

Urbanisation is the process of altering land uses to create and further develop urban centers. It is a process of social and economic change which has accompanied industrial development. Congestion in cities largely affects umpteen spheres of activities, inducing an imbalance. Challenges of water scarcity, contamination of ground water, pollution of water bodies have grown to confront us....

Bangalore-bursting?? A sleepy city has grown to be the haven of technological giants...but only, the city’s infrastructure remains largely unsatisfactory...Bangalore has started devouring surrounding villages, stretching basic facilities like sanitation and water supply. The city has eaten up its natural drainage channels and the source of its water requirements.

Ground reality. To meet its water needs, Bangalore has resorted to ground water extraction750 million litres of water is being extracted every day...which is an alarming number...at this rate, the quality and quantity is sure to deplete in the near future. Lake lack. Bangalore wouldn’t have been in such a bad shape if it was protected by its tanks and lakes, which provided water and acted as water-management systems, preventing floods and providing natural drainage channels. Unfortunately, these have been developed. The number of functioning lakes has declined from 260 in 1960 to 63 in 2000.

1.Redesign project facilities to avoid floodprone lands and natural stream channels. 2.Implement storm water drainage and erosion control strategies to avoid significant adverse water quality impacts. 3.Incorporate facilities to provide temporary or long-term storage of storm water runoff to minimize increase in downstream flood risk. 4.Provide facilities to allow increased groundwater recharge of storm water or reclaimed wastewater. 5.Design landscaped areas of development sites to absorb runoff from roofs and walkways. 6.Explore the feasibility of using reclaimed wastewater for landscape irrigation or other sub potable use. 7.Continue to comply with permit requirements and applicable laws and regulations in discharging wastewater effluent.