Rainwater harvesting in Mr Abhishek Oomen’s house
Mr Abhishek Oommen has implemented rainwater harvesting in his house, for both storage and recharge. Watch this video to learn more
Case Studies
Urban water case studies present a set of documented real-life stories of water management practices that have been undertaken by schools, communities and individuals.
Smart water meters in Astro Rosewood Regency
Astro Rosewood Regency, located on Sarjapur Road, Bengaluru, is an apartment complex of 188 flats, of which 175 are occupied. They use borewells and tanker water. However, 5 of the 6 borewells have gone dry. Even the yield of the last functioning borewell is decreasing. So, until 2020, they had to keep using more tanker water and their water bill was increasing. »
Water management at Ferns Residency layout
Introduction Ferns Residency is a residential layout in Kothanur in north-east Bangalore. It is 21 years old and is spread over 30 acres. It currently has 130 villas with 500 residents. This case study describes »
Recharge wells help recharge borewell on a farm
Mr Sanjeev Patil’s Sanyam Permaculture Farm is set on two plots of farmland adjacent to each other in Halligeri Village, Dharwad. Both plots are principally mango orchards. The smaller plot is of 1 acre with »
Seepage Management at Safina Towers
Safina Towers is a 13-year-old multi-storied office building with two towers on Ali Asker Road, Bangalore. Set in a 2.5-acre plot, with two parking basements, upper and lower, Safina Towers had been facing a seepage »
A revived open well meets the water needs of an apartment complex
When Mourya Jayaram found that the plot in Kaikondarahalli once had an open well, he was fairly confident that it would have water. Mourya’s company, the builder group Gravity Infrastructures, had acquired a few plots »
This community recharges into aquifer, uses open wells to meet need
As communities dig borewells hundreds of feet deep in the desperate search for water, the idea of simply digging a traditional open well may not cross anyone’s minds. That water can still exist at such »
An open well beside a lake provides water to a school
Kaikondrahalli in southeast Bangalore is a parched area. BWSSB does not supply water here, and borewells around 1000 feet deep are common. But there is a major water source here – Kaikondarahalli lake. Near the »
A community practices integrated water resources management
On a Saturday morning, K P Singh is surrounded by residents of a neighbouring layout asking questions. Singh, middle-aged and bespectacled, is a resident of Rainbow Drive (RBD), an upscale residential layout along Sarjapur Road »