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Cauvery river is the lifeline of Bengaluru’s economy. Before Cauvery, it was Arkavathi. Running dry and polluted for almost half a century, Arkavathi is biologically dead. It stands as living proof of what is to come for Cauvery, if not already. A victim of Bengaluru’s urban-industrial society, Arkavathi today is a shadowy semblance of a former glorious river. It is a ghost river.

Key to understanding rivers

The Arkavathi river basin stressors map shows a wide range of human stressors affecting Arkavathi: Dams, Industrial clusters, Sewage treatment plants, Effluent treatment plants, Hazardous waste Landfills, Urban centers, Open-pit quarries, Hydropower plants, and polluted river stretches. It shows the proximity of quarries to major dam infrastructure. It shows back-to-back dams. This map is relevant to policymakers, lawyers, researchers, academicians, students, and citizens interested in conserving the Arkavathi river.

 

IN A NUTSHELL

A summary representation of Arkavathi river basin

VRISHABHAVATHI RIVER

A comprehensive knowledge base of the Vrishabhavathi river, a significant tributary of Arkavathi

Arkavathi River Basin Hydrology

Self-explanatory infographic shows the surface hydrology overlaid on topography

Thippagondanahalli Reservoir Profile

Provides data on Thippagondanahalli Reservoir

The rise and fall of Thippagondanahalli Dam

The reservoir's journey from being Bengaluru’s source of water to Bengaluru’s sink for waste

All about Hesaraghatta Lake Catchment

Data & analsysis of all things related to Hesarghatta reservoir & its catchment

Arkavathi River Basin Land Cover

Arkavathi Basin Landcover

Extracted from European Space Agency’s (ESA) WorldCover 2021

Report

Assessing impacts of planting exotics and invasive trees on Lakebeds.

RIVER BASIN
DAMS & FLOW
POLLUTION
GROUNDWATER
STRAWS
BIODIVERSITY
RAINFALL FLOODS & DROUGHT
RESTORATION
MINING

Cauvery river is the lifeline of Bengaluru’s economy. Before Cauvery, it was Arkavathi. Running dry and polluted for almost half a century, Arkavathi is biologically dead. It stands as living proof of what is to come for Cauvery, if not already. A victim of Bengaluru’s urban-industrial society, Arkavathi today is a shadowy semblance of a former glorious river. It is a ghost river.

Key to understanding rivers

The Arkavathi river basin stressors map shows a wide range of human stressors affecting Arkavathi: Dams, Industrial clusters, Sewage treatment plants, Effluent treatment plants, Hazardous waste Landfills, Urban centers, Open-pit quarries, Hydropower plants, and polluted river stretches. It shows the proximity of quarries to major dam infrastructure. It shows back-to-back dams. This map is relevant to policymakers, lawyers, researchers, academicians, students, and citizens interested in conserving the Arkavathi river.

 

IN A NUTSHELL

A summary representation of Arkavathi river basin

VRISHABHAVATHI RIVER

A comprehensive knowledge base of the Vrishabhavathi river, a significant tributary of Arkavathi

Arkavathi River Basin Hydrology

Self-explanatory infographic shows the surface hydrology overlaid on topography

Thippagondanahalli Reservoir Profile

Provides data on Thippagondanahalli Reservoir

The rise and fall of Thippagondanahalli Dam

The reservoir's journey from being Bengaluru’s source of water to Bengaluru’s sink for waste

All about Hesaraghatta Lake Catchment

Data & analsysis of all things related to Hesarghatta reservoir & its catchment

Arkavathi River Basin Land Cover

Arkavathi Basin Landcover

Extracted from European Space Agency’s (ESA) WorldCover 2021

Report

Assessing impacts of planting exotics and invasive trees on Lakebeds.

RIVER BASIN
DAMS & FLOW
POLLUTION
GROUNDWATER
STRAWS
BIODIVERSITY
RAINFALL FLOODS & DROUGHT
RESTORATION
MINING
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