water pollution

With World Water Day 2020 around the corner, we are happy to announce that the Lake Revivers Collective is moving to its next project - the Hadosiddapura lake located in Sarjapur, Bengaluru.

"The inflow of pollutants has far surpassed the assimilative capacity of our water bodies. Any more dilly-dallying now will cost us our natural resources forever," says Prof Ramachandra.

India is the second-largest contributor to phosphorus pollution. The tremendous amounts of such pollution will lead to global "dead zones", find studies

On the one hand, where most of us are silent about environmental degradation, people like Katragadda are proof that even the efforts of ordinary citizens, can lead to significant and long-lasting change.

Designed for artisans, this system is compact in size, allowing artisans in small industries to construct and maintain the 'wall' by themselves.

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Called bavkhals, these age-old ponds once nurtured coastal wadis (orchards and farms) but had become filled with waste over the years. Until one man decided to breathe life into them.

“We wanted this event to serve as an image of what Bengaluru can do. We had expected around 500 volunteers and it was overwhelming to see the expectations being exceeded by large numbers."

With 11,000 volunteers joining in, this incredible citizen-led initiative has led to the return of 75 species of birds to the revived water bodies!

"Nestled amid small hills and guarded by tall eucalyptus trees, this place has today transformed into a mini Ooty of sorts!", says Bengaluru's 'Lake Ambassador'. #WaterActionDecade #LakeReviversCollective