From Garden City to Parched City: Bengaluru's Water Crisis
From Garden City to Parched City: Bengaluru's Water Crisis - A Student's Perspective Hey everyone, Chirag here, a final year student at Christ University in Bengaluru. Like most Bengalureans, I'm sure you've all been feeling the pinch of the water crisis. Empty taps, anxiety-inducing tanker deliveries, and those hour-long shower dreams – it's a reality we can't ignore. But beyond the inconvenience, this crisis is a wake-up call. We've all heard the statistics – Bengaluru's lakes shrinking, groundwater depleting, and rainfall patterns changing. But it hits different when you see your own neighborhood struggling. As students, many of us live in rented accommodations. Water woes add another layer of stress – bargaining with landlords, pooling money for tankers, and those awkward shower negotiations with flatmates. Forget laundry days, these days it's a struggle to even fill a bucket to flush the toilet. This crisis isn't just about us students t...