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This is regarding one of the complaint I tried with BBMP. The idea was to both address my problem and to observe for the complaint management.
MoM from meeting with Prof. M.Sekhar
Notes from our meeting with Prof. M. Sekhar, Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engg., Indian Institute of Science.
Participants: Shekhar Mittal, Neha Dar, Deepak Rajanna.
Our discussion mainly revolved around the IISc report on groundwater commissioned by the BMRCL. See bmrc.co.in/pdf/IISc-Report.pdf. Two important sources of information exist on the ground water situation in Bangalore.
1. The Department of Mines and Geology which has 8 collection points spread around Bangalore city that capture information on the ground water on a monthly basis. However, this data might not be available to the general public in it's raw form. Prof. Sekhar has given us references in the department who will be able to lend us the reports that they generate out of this data. See page 26 for more information; the "plus" signs on the map indicate the sampling locations.
2. IISc's ground water report for BMRCL. The main focus of the IISc Report is the impact of the underground sections of the metro on the ground water flow in Bangalore.
Need Volunteers for Sample Collection
Building on to the post made here and here
Janaagraha is collecting collecting info related to BWSSB water supply in all the wards. They need volunteers who agree to get pressure meters installed in their houses and provide water samples to Janagrahaa. Janagrahaa folks will come to your house and install the meter themselves. You won't have to do anything.
The data generated will be useful for the water index which we are doing at Praja as well.
Volunteering for this requires no effort at all so I hope anybody who sees this post should agree to doing it.
Kindly make a comment giving your details: Area of Residence, Ward Number if you know it, contact details etc.
Thanks
Shekhar Mittal
Meeting with Gautham Ravichander from WISA-Janaagraha
I met Gautham Ravichandar who is co-ordinating the new WISA project at Janagrahaaa. I wanted to find out the extent to which they are tracking water in their index and see if there is any way we can collaborate.
So, WISA has hired around 50 people who are going to each and every ward to collect the required info. Once TOI publishes the data they plan to make it open for everyone. I am not sure whether they will make it online but people can go to their office and access that data.
Their focus is more on creating some sort of a quality of life index. The categories they are going to cover are
1. BWSSB Supply - 1 thing to notice is that the plan to track the BIS Benchmarks measuring with the help of a NABH accredited lab.
2. Parks and Playgrounds
3. Sewage and Sanitation - Public Toilets
4. Mobility
5. Environment - Air Pollution, Green Cover
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