Bangalore at a Glance (JNNURM CDP 2006)

CDP reports





BDA Landuse pattern (covers Bangalore Mahanagara Palike, seven City Municipal Councils (CMCs) and one Town Municipal Council (TMC))




Bangalore Slum details

Mar 2007-The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : The quantum of water supply depends on the locality

The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : The quantum of water supply depends on the locality: "

If you do not want to go crazy over water problems, you do well to choose the locality to live in.The Bangalore Development Authority has classified the city and its surrounding areas into water zones.'The classification is based on the availability of water. So while Zone One, comprising areas in and around Mysore Road, has the easiest access to water, Zone Six (areas close to Devanahalli) has the least,' BDA Commissioner M.K. Shankarlinge Gowda told The Hindu on Monday.The classification has been made in the Master Plan 2015.

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Feb 2007 - The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : Judiciary takes initiative on saving lakes

The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : Judiciary takes initiative on saving lakes: "

The amalgamation of these local bodies with the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) and the formation of Bruhut Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has fuelled fears of environmentalists and others about the need for preserving the water bodies.The judiciary is taking interest so that all the areas, including scores of villages coming under the BBMP, not only get potable water but also take steps to protect the water bodies that come under the erstwhile jurisdiction of the local bodies of Rajarajeshwarinagar, Yelahanka, Byatarayanapura, Bommasandra, K.R. Puram, Mahadevapura, Dasarahalli, Kengeri and even areas surrounding them.The Karnataka State Legal Services Authority, which functions under the Karnataka High Court, has taken up the task of saving the water bodies and eradicating the problem of contaminated water supply around the four valleys in Bangalore, including Bellandur, Hebbal, Koramangala and Chalaghatta.The authority has been holding regular meetings with the chiefs of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) and the Bruhut Bangalore Mahanagara Palike on ways and means to protect the water bodies around Bangalore.

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Nov 2006-The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : Agencies told to ensure supply of potable water

The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : Agencies told to ensure supply of potable water: "

In perhaps the first effort of its kind in the country, the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA) has begun the process of bringing under an umbrella several civic agencies in Bangalore to tackle the menace of water pollution and contaminated water supply.The authority, which conducted an exclusive Lok Adalat for discussing the issue of contaminated water supply and pollution of water bodies, on Tuesday, cajoled the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP), the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) and the Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority (BMRDA) to take expeditious steps to ensure potable water supply to the residents of Bellandur and some surrounding villages.

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July 2006 - The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : New layouts to have dual water supply system

The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : New layouts to have dual water supply system: "

To ensure use of recycled water and prevent over-exploitation of ground water, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has drawn up a plan to put in place a dual water supply system in all new layouts and apartment complexes coming up in the city.

The new system will have two water lines — one for potable water and the other for recycled water.

BWSSB officials are working on a proposal to set up a committee to monitor the implementation of such a system in new buildings.

It is also thinking of involving all the other service providers, including the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) and the State Pollution Control Board, in this endeavour, according to the officials.

To start with, BWSSB has asked the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) to set up a dual water supply system in all its new layouts.

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