The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is planning to bring a new community rainwater harvesting policy in the city to fill the lakes.
BWSSB Chairman V. Ram Prasath Manohar said under the proposed project, the board is planning to install pipes from buildings having circumference up to 500 metres to channel water directly to lakes. This will help recharge the groundwater which is fast depleting in the city. In the first phase the project is proposed to be implemented at the vicinity of Varthur and Bellandur lakes.