Op-Eds & Articles

Decades of hydropower and new ‘green’ projects like Sharavathi Pumped Storage project in Karnataka’s Western Ghats are eroding protected habitats, disrupting rivers and intensifying conflicts over land and livelihoods

Open Letter to Chief Justice of India regarding the recent remarks made during the hearing relating to the Pipavav Port expansion project in Gujarat, including the observations: “In this country, the kind of litigations that are filed only to stall all development projects, tthat is the whole problem.” “You see,…

Under the National Water Mission, the Government of Karnataka conducted a consultation workshop on 24 March 2026 on “Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies for the Water Sector in Karnataka.” Mapping Malnad attended the session and subsequently, along with SAPACC, submitted written comments on the presentation. This is a summary…

In an open letter to the Urban Development Department, a concerned citizen says drain buffer cuts defy court orders and climate plans, risking floods...

Karnataka’s rush for peak power undermines foundations of climate resilience, can drive species to extinction

The sewage treatment plant attached to the Tippagondahalli reservoir lacks the capacity to treat the sewage water coming into the reservoir

Thippagondanahalli Dam, once Bengaluru’s main drinking water source, is now defunct because Arkavathi river is polluted, and running dry.

This is time of immense grief and loss for me. Unable to face the harsh reality of my mother gasping for each breath in the ICU, I was drowning myself in work. Co-incidentally or so I think, I was working on a report analysing asphyxiation of Vrishabhavathi, Arkavathi and Cauvery…

Following the trail of Bellandur and Varthur lakes rejuvenation, we discovered the rejuvenation process of the infamous burning lake of Bengaluru to be ad-hoc , illogical and not supported by well documented data and scientific facts...

Diverting sewage and desilting are cornerstones of all lake rejuvenation today. Some important questions loom large. Doesn’t this push the problem downstream to the next water body?