The Basavanapura and Varthur Lakes in Bengaluru have seen changes in colour and dead fishes over the past 3-4 days. A lake activist noticed a leakage from the underground drainage… Read More »Bengaluru Sewage in Lake; Fishes Seen Floating Dead
Groundwater in India is a critical resource. Found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil and rock, it can stay for hundreds of thousands of years, or it can… Read More »Depletion Of Groundwater & The Role Of Wastewater
Eutrophication is essentially a natural process. It is a stage in the life cycle of a waterbody which happens over a period of years. When an environment is enriched with… Read More »Eutrophication, Rapid Industrialisation and Wastewater Treatment
Wastewater is liquid waste from hospitals, households, factories and any other facility using water. It contains substances such as plastic particles, human waste, microbial pollutants, food scraps, oils, soaps and… Read More »Health Hazards caused by Untreated Wastewater
The Sanitation workers of India. Toilet cleaners and caretakers in domestic, public, and institutional settings; who empty pits and septic tanks, clean sewers and manholes; who work at sewage treatment… Read More »Social Stigma – Sanitation Workers
