We're seeing what is being called one of the worst droughts in recent years in Karnataka. Bangalore has become unliveable. Bangalore has access to only half the amount of water that it needs on a daily basis. There's no water in many high and mid-rise buildings, gated colonies. The government is rationing out water tankers, construction using the adjacent Kaveri river is banned, new bore wells are being dug and so on. 

In this episode of Climate Emergency, Suno India’s Sneha Richhariya speaks to Shreya Nath, who heads the urban water program at Well Labs, which is an environmental research organisation based in Bengaluru. Last year, Well Labs conducted a study on ‘How water flows through Bengaluru?’ to understand where is Bengaluru's water, how much of it is there and in what condition.

<p dir="ltr">We're seeing what is being called one of the worst droughts in recent years in Karnataka. Bangalore has become unliveable. Bangalore has access to only half the amount of water that it needs on a daily basis. There's no water in many high and mid-rise buildings, gated colonies. The government is rationing out water tankers, construction using the adjacent Kaveri river is banned, new bore wells are being dug and so on. </p>
<p dir="ltr">In this episode of Climate Emergency, Suno India’s <a href="https://twitter.com/RichhariyaSneha?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/RichhariyaSneha?ref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Egoogle%257Ctwcamp%255Eserp%257Ctwgr%255Eauthor&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710997671438000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2NYxdgSrXRW3h6Raf9V3_f">Sneha Richhariya</a> speaks to <a href="https://in.linkedin.com/in/shreya-nath-13b96330" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://in.linkedin.com/in/shreya-nath-13b96330&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710997671438000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1tQTi6CkYZsdu__296hv24">Shreya Nath</a>, who heads the urban water program at Well Labs, which is an environmental research organisation based in Bengaluru. Last year, Well Labs conducted a study on ‘<a href="https://welllabs.org/bengaluru-urban-water-balance-report-well-labs/#:~:text=With%20abundant%20rainfall%20(%3E900%20mm,fast%2Ddepleting%20resource%20%E2%80%93%20groundwater." data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://welllabs.org/bengaluru-urban-water-balance-report-well-labs/%23:~:text%3DWith%2520abundant%2520rainfall%2520(%253E900%2520mm,fast%252Ddepleting%2520resource%2520%25E2%2580%2593%2520groundwater.&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710997671438000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3PGlW4dyn-qHzDvJkHZy2N">How water flows through Bengaluru</a>?’ to understand where is Bengaluru's water, how much of it is there and in what condition.</p>

In India, every year, the summers are getting longer, the winters harsher and the downpours intense. Floods in Assam, droughts in Tamil Nadu and growing problem of water scarcity in many states are no longer an abnormality but the new reality!There is an urgency to solve the problems caused by human induced climate change and to understand and find solutions before it is late. This is Climate Emergency and we will bring to fore and discuss the growing impact of climate change. We will also highlight and celebrate climate champions- individuals and communities who are undoing the damage done so far

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