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.
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Uncovering the Hidden Pollution in the Arkavathi: Emerging Contaminants Impacting Bengaluru & Beyond
Arkavathi River Basin Pollution Map
An interactive map to understand the pollution in the river basin
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Assessing impacts of planting exotics and invasive trees on Lakebeds.
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 Basin Landcover
Extracted from European Space Agency’s (ESA) WorldCover 2021
RIVER BASIN
DAMS & FLOW
POLLUTION
GROUNDWATER
STRAWS
BIODIVERSITY
RAINFALL FLOODS & DROUGHT
RESTORATION
