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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

PROFILE : Thippagondanahalli Dam

Contains relevant information about Thippagondanahalli Dam/Reservoir (a.k.a Chamarajasagara Dam)

TIMELINE NARRATIVE: The rise and fall of Thippagondanahalli Dam

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

Hesarghatta Reservoir Profile

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

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