After Indore And Gandhinagar, Bengaluru Hit By Drinking Water Contamination

Bengaluru has become the latest major city to report contaminated drinking water, raising serious concerns over public health and civic accountability. Following Indore and Gandhinagar, sewage contamination has now been detected in parts of Bengaluru’s Lingarajapuram area, forcing dozens of families to abandon their regular water supply and rely entirely on private sources for over a week. Residents report frequent illnesses, with several cases of hospitalisation due to suspected water-borne infections. The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board has halted water supply to the affected locality as a precautionary measure and launched an intensive investigation to trace the source of contamination, deploying robotic technology along with ground staff. Meanwhile, potable water is being supplied free of cost through ‘Sanchari Kaveri’ tankers. The opposition has criticised the Congress-led Karnataka government, accusing it of failing to safeguard citizens’ basic right to clean drinking water. With contaminated water now reported in multiple major cities, the spotlight is firmly on governance lapses as residents await a safe and reliable water supply.