<h5>Why is Bengaluru facing a water crisis?</h5><p>Bengaluru is facing one of its biggest water crises in history. Diminishing reservoirs, insufficient rainfall, water delivery interruptions, and long lines of people holding empty buckets are all familiar sights in the city.</p><p>Bengaluru is facing a water crisis for various reasons, including insufficient rain, declining groundwater, bad infrastructure development, etc. The city is affected by a severe drought, with little rainfall causing a drop in the Cauvery River's water levels. The water shortage has affected both drinking water and irrigation.</p><p>Also, the absence of rain in recent months has caused borewells in Bengaluru to dry up. All these have caused a water scarcity in the city, affecting many people.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/severe-water-scarcity-in-bengaluru%2FLake.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=12f979aa-03c9-4b95-b491-01a3a2433114"><figcaption>Bengaluru’s Nallurahalli Lake has turned dry. Photo by livemint.</figcaption></figure><h5>How is this water crisis affecting the people?</h5><p>The people are facing difficulties, such as not having enough water to bathe and do laundry, clean their homes, or give to their agricultural animals to drink. Many are not getting enough water for all their family members. Bengaluru residents also complained that water tanker companies are taking advantage of this situation and charging excessive money to provide water.</p><p>The Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), which provides drinking water to the city, has said that while the situation can be controlled in the city’s central areas, the water crisis is badly affecting the city's outskirts.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/severe-water-scarcity-in-bengaluru%2FTanker.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=0c28600e-9077-4698-9ad5-9dc21ec5378f"><figcaption>People getting water from a tanker. Photo by The Indian Express.</figcaption></figure><h5>What is the government doing about the water crisis?</h5><p>The Karnataka government is investing ₹556 crore to handle the situation. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and the BWSSB have also set aside a certain amount of money to handle the situation. The state government will locate water sources and work to deliver water to all residents at a reasonable cost.</p><p>The government has also instructed BWSSB to supply water from areas with abundant groundwater resources. They have also warned water tanker companies not to charge people unreasonably and take advantage of the water crisis. The Bengaluru district administration has set a limit on the amount that the companies can charge for water tankers.</p><p>Keeping the water shortage in mind, the use of drinking water for car washing, gardening, construction, road construction, etc., has also been banned.</p><h5>What did we learn from this article?</h5><p>The situation in Bengaluru shows us the importance of water conservation. We must never waste water, or else we can also face such a situation. We also see how low rainfall and diminishing groundwater levels affect the environment and people. We must work to protect and conserve natural resources and always use water responsibly.</p><p>Let’s hope the state government can solve this water crisis and bring relief to the people of Bengaluru.</p>

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