![]() ![]() One article described the disappearance of the thousands of private and public wells that once provided Bengaluru with water. Photo: Hita UnnikrishnanĮarlier this week, we wrote a series of articles in a leading Indian newspaper about the importance of lakes and wells for urban social-ecological resilience in Bengaluru. The well (in the foreground) of the old Begur Fort with its lone temple surrounded by apartments and children playing in the fields where history was once created. What happens to a city’s traditional foundations of service delivery when it expands boundaries and enhances its infrastructure? Does the city still concern itself with the maintenance of the supply structures that were once essential for the city? The case of the disappearing wells and polluted lakes in the south Indian megalopolis of Bengaluru gives us some interesting answers to these questions. ![]()
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