A builder used "abundant water storage" as the primary selling point for their newest building in Bengaluru, which struck a humorous chord with people on the internet given the city's ongoing struggles with water storage.

Builder's water storage pitch for new Bengaluru villas has internet in splits amid city's water woes

Bengaluru’s water crisis has pushed the city to its edge with people forced to pay heavy fines for “misusing” water. Amid water shortages in the “Silicon Valley of India”, residents were charged with fines for using water for non-essential activities like washing cars and gardening.

Holi in Bengaluru amid acute water shortage invites heavy fines

Bengaluru- or India's 'Silicon Valley' as it is popularly called - is currently battling a deepening water crisis, because of which the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has prohibited the use of using potable water in swimming pools.

Bengaluru water crisis : India's 'Silicon Valley' bans potable water in swimming pools amid crisis

Bengaluru, India's IT hub, grapples with a severe water shortage as scant rainfall has caused a significant drop in the Cauvery River's water level. This scarcity not only affects irrigation but has also led to a drinking water crisis in parts of Karnataka's capital.

Water crisis in Bengaluru: Housing society implements fine for water misuse 