Archive · 19 Jun 2025
Bengaluru Water Woes: Drought in Summer, Deluge in Monsoon
Bengaluru has a big water problem where there is too little water in the summers and too much during the monsoons.
This is because they are using too much groundwater and not managing it well.
Sometimes it floods during the rainy season.
The city needs to manage their water better to avoid both drought and floods.
Bengaluru faces a water crisis marked by shortages in summer and flooding during monsoons.
Groundwater is over-extracted, with extraction rates exceeding sustainable levels.
Regions like Kolar and Bengaluru Urban have high unsustainable extraction rates.
Poorly planned urban infrastructure contributes to severe flooding during monsoons.
The city's water management faces a deeper crisis due to drought and deluge.
- Who
- Residents of Bengaluru and local government.
- What
- Bengaluru is facing a water crisis characterized by seasonal shortages and flooding.
- When
- Ongoing in 2024.
- Where
- Bengaluru, India.
- Why
- Due to over-extraction of groundwater and poor water management.
- Key Problem
- Water shortages in summer, flooding in monsoon
- Groundwater Extraction
- Unsustainable
- Extraction Rates
- Kolar 193.35%, Bengaluru Urban 186.70%
- Infrastructure Issue
- Poor urban infrastructure contributes to flooding
