Bangalore - The Garden City of India

Bangalore, also known as Bengaluru (Local Language: Kannada), is the capital of the South Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and fifth-most populous urban City of India.

As of 2009, Bangalore was inducted in the list of Global cities and ranked as a "Beta World City" alongside Geneva, Copenhagen, Boston, Cairo, Riyadh, Berlin, to name a few, in the studies performed by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network in 2008.

Today as a large city and growing metropolis, Bangalore is home to many of the most well-recognized colleges and research institutions in India. Numerous public sector heavy industries, software companies, aerospace, telecommunications, and defence organisations are located in the city.

Bangalore is known as the Silicon Valley of India because of its position as the nation's leading IT exporter. A demographically diverse city, Bangalore is a major economic and cultural hub and the fastest growing major metropolis in India.

Urban Challenges in Bangalore

Due to tremendous and fast-paced development, the essence of the city is also getting destroyed rapidly, creating many civic issues for the people living in the city and making daily living worse.

Common Issues:

• Garbage Problems: Garbage collection is irregular and many are forced to dump waste in stormwater drains. This practice leads to flooding during the monsoon. Small collection vehicles are insufficient for the population, leaving over 25,000 residents to dump garbage in open areas.
• Underground Drainage Problems: The concept of Under Ground Drainage (UGD) is still in its infancy in many new BBMP areas. Residents complain about unscientific and open drainage systems, which cause overflow, flooding, and increase the risk of diseases like dengue.
• Road Problems: Traffic congestion and poor road conditions are common. While some main roads are acceptable, several bylanes and kutcha roads are in a pitiable condition, worsened by construction materials dumped on the roads.

Anyone who has lived in Bangalore will fondly remember the pleasant climate, blooming flowers, and streets covered with colorful petals. Unfortunately, the city now competes with Kolkata and Chennai in summer temperatures. Water scarcity is also an issue in the west of the city, now reliant on tankers.

Rapid urbanisation, unplanned development, and land encroachments have led to the disappearance of lakes and raja-kaluves. Today, 85-90% of lakes have dried up and are vulnerable to real estate mafia. This has caused underground water levels to drop, flora and fauna to vanish, and temperatures to rise. Bangalore now faces a looming water crisis that could cause irreversible damage.

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