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Bengalureans Adopt Half Bucket Challenge, Other Measures to Tackle Water Shortage

From water meters to aerators, Bengalurueans are exploring ways to deal with low water supply.

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Bengalureans Adopt Half Bucket Challenge, Other Measures to Tackle Water Shortage

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  1. Bengalureans adopt half bucket challenge, other measures to tackle water shortage From water meters to aerators, Bengalurueans are exploring ways to deal with low water supply. Bengalureans adopt half bucket challenge, other measures to tackle water shortage on The News Minute. From water meters to aerators, Bengalurueans are exploring ways to deal with low water supply.

  2. Karnataka News» With summer in Bengaluru warmer than normal, and water supply affected due to power-related technical problems, residents especially those in the newer parts of the city have started adopting several measures to cope with the challenge. It has been widely reported how many parts of the city especially those along the IT corridor of the city like Bellandur, KR Puram and Marathahalli have been struggling with erratic Cauvery water supply. In one such initiative, the Bangalore Apartments' Federation which has a membership of two lakh residents who reside in 400 apartment complexes across the city had launched a Half Bucket Challenge, in a bid to ditch the shower. Speaking about this, Srikanth Narasimhan, General Secretary of BAF, said, “I have been taking bath with half a bucket of water for quite some time and it is pretty easy. It just takes a little bit of a mindset change and focus on conservation.” He added, “A lot of people including non-apartment residents have also taken the challenge up.” Other methods adopted by residents include monitoring water usage by installing water meters for individual water meters for each apartment and household. Odette Katrak, an activist and co-founder of Beautiful Bengaluru (BB), said, “We often think that the water crisis can only be solved by government intervention or by paying extra money to private water tankers. We as BB have been carrying out a daily messaging program through which we are trying to make everyone aware about their responsibility and how little changes can make a... continue reading full story

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