Water crisis in Bengaluru affects industries! In Silicon Valley, India, workers choose to work from home rather than report to work

When a water crisis strikes Silicon Valley in India, workers won’t show up for work! Bengaluru’s fast urbanisation and population increase have made the city’s water shortage a serious worry. Just weeks before the general elections, the city—often dubbed the “Silicon Valley of India”—is experiencing a severe water scarcity, with some regions seeing dry taps.

The water problem is having an effect on day-to-day living and business operations in the tech cluster, which is home to well-known IT businesses like Infosys and Wipro.
Videos on social media, according to a PTI article, depict locals in this thriving tech cluster struggling with acute water shortages, exposing the harsh truth of their battle to meet basic needs. Many people must wait in line for hours to get basic water supplies because of water restriction policies and housing society warnings encouraging inhabitants to use water wisely. The situation has become so bad that some people are now choosing to prioritise getting water before working.
Employees in the computer sector are choosing to work from home as a result of the lack of water in workplaces, demonstrating the effect of the water crisis. Operations have been interrupted, and a new configuration is required to support remote work.
Locals and professionals in the field stress how urgently short- and long-term fixes—such as requiring water collection and replenishing groundwater—are needed to solve the situation.
Water shortages are attributed by locals and industry leaders to a number of factors, including growing urbanisation, bad planning, uneven distribution, poor water management, and local government neglect. Strict water limitations are affecting many inhabitants; in some locations, water is only provided for half the day, as opposed to the whole day as in the past.
The founder and CEO of a firm, Murugavel Janakiraman, proposes that cutting down on water use, recycling, revitalising water bodies, and government assistance with water management are necessary to alleviate the situation.
The rising cost of water tankers and the trend of residents shopping at malls for everyday needs serve as indicators of how serious the situation is.
By putting cutting-edge technology for water purification and delivery into place and injecting clean water into drying lakes, the government has taken action to raise groundwater levels.
The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) (BWSSB) is building filter borewells close to restored lake beds and water plants using cutting-edge technology as part of its efforts to address the water problem.