Bengaluru water crisis: A 70% drop in this key stat shows why India's Silicon Valley is parched, as per IISc
Bengaluru faces severe water scarcity amid its worst drought in 30-40 years, with an IISc study attributing it to a 70% decline in the city's water spread area. Urbanization, marked by a 1055% increase in built-up areas, is blamed for depleting groundwater. Encroachments on lakes and poor sewage treatment exacerbate the crisis.