No solution for Bengaluru’s water issues: Mohandas Pai | Faye D’Souza

[@FayeDSouza]

How many of you are temporarily planning to move out of Bengaluru?

[@vaishalee02]

I stay in Bangalore in prestige falcon city (our Society s internal e-mail is all over the news and memes). We currently have water cuts between 10am-5pm (during which only STP water comes in the toilets). We are able to manage but unsure what the situation will be if this continues till ample rain restores water in reservoirs. Pool and clubhouse water is shut to prevent misuse. My nanny and maids are paying 1.5X of water cost during these months. Also not sure if there is enough water to tackle any emergency fire hazards. I wouldn’t say B’lore is unlivable but it is disappointing and scary what over construction and unplanned growth has done to this city. We have brought this upon ourselves. (Other issues like - negative sentiment against immigrants, cases of road rage, traffic etc. add to the issues that impact most people. Better Air quality , non extreme weather and career opportunities are the reasons why we are still here) .

[@raoSENSEI]

Frightening situation. I am scared.

[@VidyaJ-eo8bx]

@Faye, I watched this clip because of you taking up issues of public interest which you had been continuing since Mirror Now days. Unfortunately, the "gentleman", you invited to speak on this issue is neither an expert fit or qualified to speak on the subject. He is only bad mouthing his political adversaries instead of offering solutions. This can be gauged by his negative opinion on Delhi AAP govt which is not a subject matter of the discussion. Has he visited Delhi, to see first hand the AAP govts performance on education (govt schools) and public health (govt hospitals) in addition to free 24 hours electricity and water. Inspite what others criticise it as freebies, the budget of Delhi AAP govt is in surplus and it has the highest percentage funds allocated in budget to education and public health which none of the States except Punjab now have done in the history of independent India. Request you not to invite political persons for discussions on public matters and issues. Invite only non political experts having domain knowledge of the subject and offer constructive solutions.

[@vidyaasvideos]

@FayeDSouza, I have been supporting your news channel because I believed in your journalism, you were a Bengaluru girl. You should have never put this question out. Why should we move out of this city and keep blaming the government. For the last 8 years, me as a Bangalorean have been working with and supporting groups to save this city. The amount of tree felling that has happened is in lakhs, not even hundreds. We signed so many petitions, got so many projects banned to save trees. We have been doing Rain water harvesting since 2006. Please spread awareness of the actual problems. The city can still be saved and turned around. It is not the fault of Bengaluru, it is the fault of people who are living here.

[@Mr.Coffee576]

Already moved out. Saw this coming years ago.

[@satishlewis3424]

The under water level has been gone down because the realtors have eaten up the lakes in Bengaluru..

[@rohanch07]

​@siddharthsriram2685Kaveri is overexploited as it is. Mekadatu will be a horrible mistake but you want to destroy your state, so be it.

[@isilakarnata]

he is already backing tons of relators. it is he who has provided jobs to migrants and told them to take loans to save taxes and now protecting them.

[@theniravpanchal]

​@siddharthsriram2685Congress Muslim league to solve the issue. It's a job of state govt. Tell them to not get busy in Appeasement of SDPI, PFI and ISIS members.

[@anomalous94]

​@siddharthsriram2685ask dks to do one more paad yatra.

[@aham-mumukshu-asmi]

@siddharthsriram2685 Lol Pappubhakt logic. 🤣🤣🤣 Bangalore IT boom = Congress + Deve Gowda Bangalore Water crisis = BJP. Everyone knows the land mafia is controlled by Deve Gowda and his alliances with Congress for decades.

[@subbu1972]

Stop construction of apartments immediately for 3-6 mths....

[@Zyxwuvts81823_gst]

Yes it needs to stop....And each apartments are digging in three four borewells.. there is no end to construction.

[@msdadsfsx]

what if u have invested 4 cr in under construction apartment, will u say the same

[@YM-ch5no]

Permits should not be given for construction of apartments in future. They are ruining the city

[@Sunny-dc7fh]

@@msdadsfsx dont not invest .. stay in your city

[@msdadsfsx]

@@Sunny-dc7fh was born in Bengaluru but I guess u from Patna.. u panipuri seller?

[@ravikumar12320000]

Lived in Bangalore from 1970 to 2000. What a beautiful place my city was! Evening and morning showers nearly every day, cool weather, greenery everywhere and well drained localities with no water logging anywhere. Glad, left the city when I did. Good luck and God Bless.

[@ravikumarbs7298]

Rotten and corrupt to the core Politicians of all hues are responsible for this very sad and grim situation of once paradise - Bangalore.😢

[@aum8136]

@@ravikumarbs7298 people are corrupt want to extract money all the time

[@Indianwwwarrior]

Yes same here a Rajajinagar born and studied left in 2006 to . Don’t regret it at all

[@jeevaanand4466]

@@Indianwwwarriorplease do regret it, we the natives have failed to protect greener Bengaluru..

[@gangadharhiremath7306]

False nostalgia.I lived here since 1962 and water situation is far far better today than those times.More than half the city then had no piped water coming in to the middle class homes.Even Malleshwaram residents used to collect water from the road corner public tap which used to come alive for few hours per day.U might have lived in upper class posh areas who never(repeat never) faced water problem then or now.

[@rangarajanrajagopalan3816]

UN warned couple of years back for Cape Town and Bangalore on water scarcity. No one is bothered. Each government will show finger at the other.

[@acilogistics4012]

In 2013 they warned

[@jammRJ]

Well unfortunately putting a city in the middle of a desert is a bad idea . Now literal mountains have to be moved and millions of people have to displaced to build infrastructure. If they are smart like Modi they will drown towns in a neighboring state . Same problem in the American West where thanks to the mild weather huge cities are being built and there isn't enough water . That pits farmers who need water against residential population.

[@rangarajanrajagopalan3816]

@@jammRJ Chennai has faced several water shortage situations for years together. At that time, where was Mr Pai and his coterie of millionaires whose Infosys made money despite the water issues. You all made money when the city was raped systematically by law makers sanctioning concrete structures indiscriminately. No use of crying over spilt milk now.

[@1239xyz]

Capetown water issues solved. Jai South Africa

[@jayk7662]

Capetown is surrounded by oceans , they should have water treatment plants

[@piyalisengupta792]

Corruption in Karnataka is something which needs to be spoken again and again. One of the solutions to this water crisis is to stop all construction for atleast 3 months. But ofcourse that wont happen because thats where the tax payers' money is going and corrupt people are making money!

[@padmajagajanan6583]

3mths.?.?Stop completely Covid saw the birds returning , parrots woodpeckers squirrels Monkeys atop our trees It’s back to square one now

[@devsen71]

Tax payers money is looted by Delhi Sultanate, stop your virtue signalling.

[@Col.J.N.W.SinghKhandala]

Please restrict your Communist nonsense to your home state and don't impose that b.s. on states that are growing and prospering. If you are here to work and earn a living, respect the local policies and respect the local politics. Not everybody is corrupt as you are claiming thus making you the great commentator the most supreme moral authority. Nobody resigned and made you the moral policing chief. So keep quiet if you don't understand how things work here. If construction/commercial activity stops completely, who is going to feed the workers going to those sites for earning their daily bread? You??? What happens to investors' hard earned money that has been pumped into building that infrastructure? Agar kuch pata nahi hota toh chup raha karo. Harr baat par apni bakwaas karna zaroori nahi hai. Take a break from your singing and dancing routine and pay some attention to how real economics work. Your wokeism isn't solving problems. If anything, it only adds further to the existing set of the plaguing ones. It is weird how most of you have some kind of a nihilistic world view.

[@RameshKumar-lt5we]

It is more corrupt than Bihar presently

[@devsen71]

@@RameshKumar-lt5we Bihar is one of the worst places in the entire world. Bihar does not contribute any revenue to the country. It has been living on charity from the southern states. I am not including the western states because they are allowed to completely loot the banks. Many large nationalized banks have disappeared Get govt contracts with goondaism.

[@vidyaasvideos]

People have been apathetic to trees being cut in Bangalore. Born wnd raised here I believe Bangalore is nothing without trees. Trees bring the required low pressure area to have rainfall. The last two years the cuty has become hotter to unbearable temperatures. Between 2019 to 2022, more than one lakh 85 thousand trees have been cut here. Governments irrespective of any party are here to make money. Only a handful of people are trying to stop the government from unnecessary projects in the city. The remaining don't care but troll. The next time there is tree felling in your area. Report to the environmental protection groups you know. MDP himself is not speaking about the trees dissappearing but brings in a lot of questioning on the government. Him being a science person, when he doesn't touch upon basic things like this it looks like putting the blame on people he doesn't like. People in high positions are also polarized and are seeking their own agenda. It's us the common man who suffers

[@anushs8637]

I swear, it pains me to say that I have noticed this as well and couldn't do anything about it, there are no trees to be seen anywhere, there is literally no shade in the city of trees anymore, it feels like we're living in a desert.

[@vvv-oi5kl]

Yes....i have withnessed near my home where, two trees are cut for their business reasons and when i tried to call bbmp or local mla office, no one responded....

[@mallikashetty7444]

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[@priyanka6989]

So true. I can't agree more. The water crisis that people are talking about is entirely man made. Repercussions were known but the cool Bangalore crowd likes to be not bothered. The who cares attitude has brought us this far and close to the destruction.

[@Col.J.N.W.SinghKhandala]

The so called Environment Protection Groups are yet another bunch of scammers. What Bangaloreans need is the guts and gumption to stand up for themselves to salvage their city from those who are trying to exploit it. This whole mentality of, "call someone to do this, call someone to do that" has to STOP. Who else do you expect to stand for you people? Someone else is going to come be a revolutionary for your cause??? This city has been there long before IT came here and shall be there long after IT has been gone. Therefore, simply being laptop and mobile keyboard trigger happy isn't going to solve problems on the ground. Roll up your sleeves, get down into the pit and get dirty by moving some Earth for real rather than just carrying ersatz cool tags like 'Silicon Valley' which it is not.

[@bhanugopal7132]

Sad to learn about the water crisis in Bangalore. I lived in Bangalore more than a decade ago, and even then the city had huge water problem. It’s upsetting that the local governments kept ignoring the gripes of the public.

[@harshpathak7915]

Few weeks ago I was in Uber and having some random conversation with the driver and suddenly he mentioned that some guy who was in his uber worked in JP Morgan upper senior management and he told the driver that water crisis will close offices for some time and techies will be advised to go back home, I didn't believed him and now we are here.

[@Bharatiya1907]

This any fellow with common sense would guess this situation. For that you need not be official from jp Morgan with financial planning background. You just need to observe your surroundings, climate, weather. 🤣😂

[@pancham4743]

Bangalore will be like Texas. Today no water tomorrow AI will wipe the IT jobs.

[@dheeranvinoth6258]

Texas has a water crisis!! I don’t see any lakes dried up….

[@vidyanagarajan9135]

Not Texas but California

[@anirudhsingh2228]

[@dm5665]

Bengaluru next ghost city of India- 2030-2040. All politicians will move to Dubai.

[@anmolkissen5199]

Basic things have to be given to all both by states and central government like 1) free education 2) free healthcare 3) 24 hours tap water 4) clean and safe environment for all. But government is focused on Free bus, electricity, laptop, cycle, cylinder & food.

[@IdoCareForPeople]

free water means its will be wasted...do you get that ? nothign in life is free .. fre education,health has alredy failed now water has also failed...

[@anmolkissen5199]

@@IdoCareForPeople I did not said free water I said 24hurs tap water which we can drink And free education and free healthcare did not failed only think is government did not implemented correctly Nordic nations have both these things If education is free then everyone will get equal opportunity and no one need reservation too

[@vidyanagarajan9135]

No developed countries give free electricity and water. Even free education is only upto school level and the tax they charge is very hogh

[@IdoCareForPeople]

@@anmolkissen5199 India's problem is not education it's employment. Infact people with education have higher unployment. If people paid a fair price for ground water then people will be more judicious in its use. The problem is much more deep it's over population in a select urban areas while semi rural areas are thinning out.

[@Akpar11]

With bjp and Congress, this will never happen.

[@CherubClap]

Having born and grown in Bengaluru i felt gutted every time I saw local lakes disappear and high rises come in those places.. Bengaluru a lot more population than it can handle..No politician tried to spread out the development across Karnataka and simply gulped in the funds provided..My dear Bengaluru is suffering because of their greed.

[@shashd9330]

Sir not the greed of Politicians but the GREED OF OUTSOURCING COMPANIES like Infosys floded to Bengaluru for TECH TALENT. No city in the world can survive with such large MIGRATION exploiting resources. BLAME INFOSYS GREED for WESTERN COMPANIES DOLLARS...

[@movieteamkannada7669]

Spread development in your state not in karnataka

[@sangliupdate7368]

​@@movieteamkannada7669he is also from Karnataka

[@bibsbro77]

It is easy to blame govts and talk on such topics .. However, who are the real culprits ?? 1. The common citizen who wastes water at home lavishly washing cars every day, leave taps open after use, dont fix water leakages, do not harvest rain water, drill and exhaust borewell water etc etc !!! 2. The inefficient and corruption loving authorities like BWSSB, BDA, BBMP, Lake authorities etc who take bribes and approve borewell digging !! 3. BWSSB who allow 30% Kaveri water to be lost during supply !! 4. The LDA who do not take care of our lakes and allow land sharks to encroach them!! 5. The PCB who do not check polluted water entering the lakes and water bodies !!! All are equally responsible .. Unless each one of us make a promise to ourselves that we will not waste water anymore, nothing will change ..

[@lohitnarayan9393]

Almost anyone who has seen the evolution of Bangalore in last 2 decades knows very well that all the problems city faces today are mainly due the neglect of state govt bottom-line, everything else is beating around the bush. They consider the city as its personal ATM , they hardly invest anything back in it. Mobility , Drainage , Water supply these problems have existed for many years now & will continue to exist if the govt doesn't change its attitude, MohandasJi is more like venting out his frustration & he is spot on with his data & understanding.

[@lnagasthya]

What nonsense, is it citizen's duty to fix main-line water leakages?? At domestic level, we can bring down consumption by few %age points through judicious use. If some places don't have fixed water supply, of course people will dig borewells to have water! It is government's job to check ground-water level and water-supply before allowing apartments and borewells to be built. It's only government that is responsible, not a single citizen's fault.

[@amitthackrey5152]

Bangaluru is getting a taste of BIMARUS in their home land what Mumbai has been facing long time. Illegal infiltration of Bhayyas must stop. Bhayyas have made Ram Mandir so they should enjoy it instead of illegally infiltrating in other states.

[@vidyanagarajan9135]

​@@lnagasthya At many home also there are many taps leakeing which are not corrected.

[@lnagasthya]

@@vidyanagarajan9135That can cause leakage of few hundred litres. We are talking about shortage of millions of litres everyday. If every household used only the bare minimum requirement also there would be a shortage. So don't blame the households, blame the government

[@DPPD1112]

This is going to be the fate of many other cities in India. Reasons- No planning of the cities! Politicians ,the realtors have consumed all the lakebeds!

[@amone982]

I know even in Kerala hilly areas water crisis has started, wells and borewells are dried during summer and people depend on tanker water from lower region.

[@sharathahuja8261]

Move the entire IT sector out of Bangalore.

[@debashridas9244]

I will be happy. At least I don't have to learn the local language. 😮

[@jal4745]

​@@debashridas9244shift to Kolkata and don't learn Bengali

[@CKZ.123]

​@@debashridas9244You mean Kannada or English ?

[@raghav1976007]

Why do these companies want their employees to work in office? During Covid they worked remotely and it was by and large a success... Karnataka has gone to ..... (im not completing the statement)

[@eyebeesindia]

What will rent owners, real estate owners, shopping malls etc. do? Its all because of government forcing the companies to return their employees back

[@raghav1976007]

Govt works with these guys, right? They take money from real estate mafia and permit to build buildings left and right without caring about the nature... be it malls, buildings, and bda layouts and other layouts and what not. in each layout there are equal number of borewells dug like nobody's business without any control... remember during covid the govt wanted all of the people entering bangalore to stay in hotels... part of deal between them@@eyebeesindia

[@dheerajlamba2834]

it is not companies, companies will be happy to give WFH, but it is Govt , Real state, Builders, all are part of big game,

[@raghav1976007]

thats my point :) why are companies not acting? because its the govt@@dheerajlamba2834

[@anilraghu8687]

Real estate prices will stay high

[@narasimharao9492]

We have to now beg in Supreme court,, say amma thaye swalpa neeru kod.. because they ordered us to release generous water to TN.. Now no state will give us any water.. Add to it destroy lakes, build more real estate.. Nowadays even a 30x40 site every one builds 5 -6 houses each with avg 4 members.. someone near my house is building 6 floors on a 60x40 plot with more than 10 houses for rental income..

[@devsen71]

Adhe amma thaye bikshandhehe antha namma tax hanagalannu nameage kodi anttha kelure solpa ....adhukkanthu namage buddhi bandhilla innu. A hana iddhure, namma Karnataka america agubidutthe

[@debashridas9244]

Arrey same here. They also cut down huge trees. They bribed to pass the plan as initially only 3 floors were allowed. Now a 5+ storey building is under construction. No drinking water but construction is going on in full swing using under ground water. This plot is also 60/40 and they are making 4 1bhk in each floor. 😢

[@cyrilpereira3996]

Yes, that is greed

[@shivam3556]

Still locals will blame outsiders and not construction of huge no of Apartments and villas even though most of the Apartments are empty 😕

[@mayurpillai3181]

So sorry to hear about this news. As an ex junior architect in a famous Indian architecture firm who stayed in Bengaluru in 2022,i can garuntee the unplanned cities are because of seniors who ignores juniors ideas and dedication for Better planning and shut them up when they speak. Next i would say these seniors are pressurized by government authorities who just focus on money. Simple

[@deepakkamath7513]

Money may be there....but where are the lakes, wetlands, greencover and rajakaluves to recharge ground water?? Meanwhile, while the Kaveri is immortalized in film songs, it's left to die; no policy to conserve that..And where are the real estate developers??? They are still promising Apartment complexes with Swimming pools and jacuzzis...they need to be partners in providing stewardship for water management (should have been done 25 years ago). Now, in this season nothing can be done. Only evacuation.

[@dheeranvinoth6258]

It’s called lip service sir, Kannada used to be taught even in ICSE syllabus, now people actively ignore it. It used to be foggy till morning 10 am, now it’s hot by morning 6 am.

[@VVVedic]

Make water harvesting compulsory for every household.😊

[@onlinme7884]

Water harvesting in every household cannot make significant change. Desilting the rivers& lakes periodically can. Stopping encroachment of water bodies for apartment construction & prohibiting apartments from having 3-4 borewells tat depletes the water table can both make a difference.

[@charlesfrancis6925]

First of all we should understand that Bangalore is not ready to take such a huge load of people from all over India. It had reached the saturation point. The only viable solution is to decongest the city.

[@YM-ch5no]

Exactly. People from all over the country have moved to Bangalore because of its good weather and conveniences.The city isn’t able handle such a vast population and volume of traffic.The government should take steps to decongest the city and stop the construction of apartments that are coming up like weeds.The public has to make itself heard by the government by taking out processions and doing dharana

[@shrihara]

ITS GAME OVER situation for Bengaluru. I am Benglorean living in this city from 4 generations since even before independence. We were in this situation back in 1970s extreme cumulative drought years and that is when govt decided to bring Kaveri water to this city. Now after 50 years, even Kaveri is not sufficient. Alternatives like bringing Sharavathi water or desalination are impractical or more expensive than upgrading existing tier 2 cities into tier 1.

[@devsen71]

Kaveri water was piped into bangalore way before seventies. I can vouch it was there even in the 50s.

[@adithyahk]

​@@devsen71 no , it was tippagondanahalli dam that fed the city before cauvery

[@devsen71]

@@adithyahk I remember in the 60s, we use to drink from the tap cupping the hands, the taste is still in my mouth and the tummy use to feel cold and nice. By early 90s, the water was bad. but not as bad as other cities in India, it was horrible in the other cities.. I remember that they use to talk about Cauvery water in the late sixties and early seventies a lot.

[@shrihara]

@@devsen71 Bengaluru was self-reliant till 1970. It was in 70s when they approved water supply to Bengaluru city. pbs.twimg.com/media/GITnFoKbUAABmCF?format=jpg&name=900x900

[@devsen71]

@davidridgewell629 In SI, there are a roving band of mendicants who go about singing "Nalla Kala baruthidhe" meaning Acche Din ayega....to collect charity. It dosent even make sense..!

[@kiranchintapalli2607]

Companies should consider leaving Bangalore city… Two tier cities like Vizag, coimbatore, Hassan has scope to accommodate more population.

[@Aratiii06]

Some should go to bhubaneswar Kolkata Lucknow raipur etc as many techies are from these states also.

[@arunsrivatsa7155]

And ruin the lakes and environment of those cities too !

[@mustanggt5713]

Hassan is tier 3 city but I get your point

[@vidyanagarajan9135]

Better to go to Indore, Bhubaneswar, Raipur, Cuttsck

[@YM-ch5no]

Absolutely right. Because of IT companies, there is a large influx of people from the north. The companies have to move to other cities. These people are the reason for so many apartment buildings that are coming up like weeds in Bangalore, making it unlivable for original Bangaloreans

[@pallabkumarpal]

ITS a GAME OVER situation for Bengaluru.

[@biswadeepak1]

Please move companies Bangalore to states like Bihar, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Odisha. I think then it will be good 😊 ? Why all companies are going there blindly. All big cities should not more than 50 lakhs population

[@SC-lp6qx]

Uttarakhand is eco-sensitive dear. Please don't this mess to our state. We can only provide for our people and rest be a holiday retreat for you guys. Anything more will push a natural disaster here.

[@ashridhar]

Yes. Include Uttar Pradesh and not Uttarakhand. Also, how about the North Eastern states, Jharkhand.

[@biswadeepak1]

@@ashridhar Yes Jhhadkhand too

[@amithpallavoor]

Techies like Pai are responsible for the mess. I am sure this fellow has no Rain Water Harvesting at home. He might have not heard of Dakshina Pinakini or Vrishabhavati. His colleagues like Sudha Murthy are the same. The fellow wants elevated roads right up to his bedroom.

[@truthdemon-s2j]

narayana murthy forced the issue of stopping work at home ....it was shopping mall vaapasi for his political patrons who own these malls and apartment complexes ...fascism is the confluence of state actors and corporate actors ...thus said mussolini

[@Indianwwwarrior]

No the political corruption has a huge impact on any city not whether a few techies have rain harvesting or not 😂😂

[@KobayashiMaru-]

Look who is talking : It is Mohandas Pai, unhappy because BJP is out of power ?

[@vargheseb8602]

Very true.

[@dualityofnature]

he blamed BJP too. Watch carefully. He is blunt and objective.

[@subbu1972]

Suspend the water bottling companies....in bglr/Karnataka for 3 months

[@TheBhoomiPutra]

Mohan Das Pai tell us how many lakh litres of potable water you saw Infosys expend to water its lawns.

[@shalinig.agasthi818]

And on the top of it the whole Bengaluru party culture is selling tickets for Holi celebrations

[@Bharatiya1907]

Holi consumes lot of water

[@internetby]

@@Bharatiya1907 lol stop hiding yourself on the name of holi save water and encourage also if holi consumes so much water then how happen before holi.

[@anomalous94]

What about rest of city which won't celebrate Holi at all.. how much water do they save?

[@tano62]

How can Holi alone Consume lot of water ?No other festivals need water ?

[@kvishnup]

What were Mohandas Pai and Tejasvi Surya doing in the last five yrs when BJP was ruling and water tables were going down??? They were busy defending a corrupt BJP govt which was minting money during covid crisis. If they had given their precious wisdom to BJP govt then preventive steps could have been taken.

[@RibhavBajaj]

Although the survey indicates that everyone is in favor of the BJP in Bengaluru, don't you think that Bangaloreans have become foolish like North Indian "andhbhakts"? It's High time to change BJP govt who's been giving blind favour to North Indians only.

[@mukeshparekh3274]

50% of the talk of Mr. Pai has got nothing to do with the topic on hand.

[@tintianoTV]

Political points + playing on people's emotions

[@blossoms7834]

u are right, felt like he had his own agenda 🤣

[@ganesshsitaram4749]

nothing great to expect from Mr. Pai

[@donaldpinto]

Just chill madi.. He has given his fare views.

[@sridharan2445]

Stop water to politicians house immediately, then they may understand the problem.

[@janeidapaispinto343]

Very true

[@bharath2508]

😅 Exactly

[@debashridas9244]

Good idea😂

[@rrrgg2093]

Only send all IT companies out of Bangalore immediately. They are the CAUSE.

[@YM-ch5no]

So true

[@think.mind.matters9489]

Salute to Mohandas Pai. He is so clear on the points he is covering. We as citizens are exhausted with this government…Put everyone in lockdown…IT sector can easily manage work from home. Reduce traffic and pollution. Let people move back to their home towns. There are no plans for the city. Totally agree that we need an attitude change. They are thinking and living in historic eras.

[@RibhavBajaj]

Why has this government, BJP, been ruling here for the last 5 years? Were they sleeping, knowing that borewells are drying up here? We Kannadigas don't behave like foolish North Indian "andhbhakts." It's an eye-opening crisis that the BJP will leave the whole country in many crises like this. And we have MPs from the BJP government. What are they doing? Just blaming, nothing else. Electoral bond scammers. Ask them, do they work on Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna? Ask them?

[@walterfernandes6935]

​@@RibhavBajajBJP will create & leave the mess everywhere in the country & others are supposed to clean it.

[@deepakkamath7513]

Are the swimming pools and jacuzzis still working???

[@kbenjaminmark]

Especially in 5 star hotels. Need to stop those.

[@learnnew475]

When farmers say about water no one take it seriously but when it industry city ran out of water every talk about it.

[@Su-cd6ew]

It was never a water problem. It is the BDA in the name of development, closed all lakes and chopping of trees. This is also done be water mafias. They want to chase away citizens and want to get their people in Bengaluru. WE STAY IN BANGALORE. THIS IS OUR PLACE. ANYONE WHO WANT TO LEAVE LEAVE ASAP.

[@enginedream8430]

Yes you are right sister. North Indian are the main culprit of bangluru's water crisis, they are the one who drank all the vainglorious water. They encroached all the beautiful lakes and build their huts on top of it. No politician or native banglorian is responsible for this crisis. North Indians are the only one responsible for the crisis appearing in bangluru. Only banglorians are the pure race in the whole of India. North Indians are too white, but real color of banglorian is dark brown. North Indians should immediately vacate the place because they are drinking too much of water. They Drink 2 glass more water than banglorians....

[@prasadramasamy904]

Lot of PGs, low infrastructure, no compulsory rain water harvesting, trees getting cut left right and centre. What else could we expect??😢

[@faradmodi9197]

Water woes was also during BJP @ BLR, But we never heard Mr. Pai at that time pressing the panic button

[@mohanrao5844]

Nonsense

[@randompersonwholovestoknow3731]

Going on since a long time. Don't unneccessarily politicise everything.

[@dheeranvinoth6258]

Stfu, enough politics nonsense. Govt who is now in power has the authority to change policy and make decisions. I don’t care if Congress or BJP wins, I want a city that can sustain a healthy environment and lifestyle.

[@mohanrao5844]

@@dheeranvinoth6258 then play your part

[@mohanrao5844]

Muslim appeasement which CAA will clean up

[@nirmalajohn3732]

Faye your such a patient listener.Thank you ! Your guest has a long list of complaints with hardly any solutions.

[@amith0tube]

You must be a congressi

[@amith0tube]

Harvest rain water 🌊

[@mohanrao5844]

Johny apart from conversion what solution do you have

[@prembedi9915]

Please do not interview these jokers. He did not say a word against BJP when they were ruling.

[@RibhavBajaj]

What can he say when you all are going to cast ur Vote for BJP. Can't believe how bangloreons can behave like nonsense UP Bihar types uneducated North Indians.

[@raghav1976007]

Thanks Faye for bringing this out ... please keep is on top of your list

[@UMS9695]

If Mohandas Pai and NRN work 70 hours per week, all will be well!

[@PaleoReal]

Bengaluru was anyway going down the drain, with no planning and only milking the taxes of corporate and people. All Governments are to blame BJP, Congress, JDS everybody. Next is going to be AIr, then it is done.

[@SheetalBelagali]

I'm from Mysore!There is no water here! What can the pipelines or infrastructure do?! Money can't buy everything! You could pay all the tax you want! Unless the ecosystem is restored there won't be water!

[@pramod8838]

Money can buy anything to the rich and filthy, but not water 😂😂

[@vidyanagarajan9135]

With money they can afford to go and stay abroad

[@rubyYT333]

Can you believe our apartment (the tree by Provident) in bangalore shuts water from 11:00 Am to 4:30 PM and again from 10:30 -5:30 AM no water since 1 and a half years. Felt People consumed lots of water so this was done since 2022 end only in our apartment and now its even strict.

[@dineshthonur]

Bangalore: built by its people, systematically being destroyed by politicians.

[@mythsur7]

I always felt Bengaluru gets a very bad deal for the tax we pay, most places dont even basic amenities like drainage, piped water and footpath. Where is the all the money going, such a farce. Stop insuinating that he is playing politics..we need to open our eyes..sidelined for long

[@ShaitanalLah]

BJP was in karnataka for 10yrs what were they doing ...eating norties 🍆

[@JosephGonsalo]

Very True Sir, all your comments. Earlier during SM Krishna's time your colleague from Infosys Mr Nandan Nelikani CEO set up the Bangalore Action task force (BATF), why was it dis continued? This was a Government- Industry partnership. Can you do something to restart this task force once again with Mr Nandan Nelikani?

[@nithish9355]

Bro spitted Facts 🗿🗿🗿🗿 Faye we need more people like him in the video. Continue......... Good job 👍

[@premn158]

If there is no sealing on tanker water price,they will be charging Rs.4000/- per tanker.

[@VidyaJ-eo8bx]

Pai, Hope you had been so candid and vocal earlier when BJP was in power and spoken on the issue then. Your political idealogy is well known and using this crisis to propogate it speaks for itself. By the way not a fan of either party.

[@theniravpanchal]

BJP managed water issue million times better. Meanwhile Congress Muslim League is busy in Appeasement of Muslims.

[@vasa6781]

How pls explain​@@theniravpanchal

[@VidyaJ-eo8bx]

BJP and its andh bhakts and godi Media will talk only about Hindu Muslim while democracy is getting trampled. Chandigarh mayor election is fine example. The culprit is still roaming free and not prosecuted even after SC order. They have scant regard to any constitutional authority.

[@AmitJha-d7l]

Congress has ruled Karnataka for majority of time but congress is corrupt where is the money ?

[@v2destiny]

Whole country is in a mess..

[@Hangutukku]

Lot of water in Mumbai. Can give u some if you beg for it.

[@mohanrao5844]

Nonsense

[@samiuddinomer8154]

RSS Bjp yogi modi aur andhbhakt hai to mumkin hai.....

[@Hangutukku]

@@samiuddinomer8154 Hahaha..... Kya Jali hai ray tere.

[@mohanrao5844]

@davidridgewell629 and you David work for the missionary, a conversion agency

[@Aakash0690]

Work from home is indeed a good solution. less population, less consumption of resources. Bengaluru is one of the most populated city, we are continuously digging the land for water (bore wells) and for construction. Green areas are becoming concrete jungles, even the lake areas and water ways which use to connect lakes have become the construction sites... The city's resources are over exploited. At least give 2 months of healing time to this highest revenue generating land.

[@swapanburman7704]

Heard thus conversation for few minutes and as expected Mr. Pai is all out against the current government. What about the industry n business bodies who have been setting up their corporations, have not been able to identify the issues well in advance through their research. Mr. Pai must be a member of such bodies.

[@venugopalgopinath7417]

DURING MY CHILDHOOD DAYS I WAS SOO HAPPY TO BE IN BENGALURU DURING THE SUMMER VACATION HOLIDAY TO ENJOY GOING ROUND THE CITY SO BEAUTIFUL WITH LOTS OF SHADY TREES AND THE SMELL OF FLOWER BLOSSOM S A GARDEN CITY NO POLLUTION HERITAGE RESIDENCES CHARMING POLITE CITIZEN IN YOUR AREA. IT WAS A BOON TO ESCAPE FROM MADRAS CITY ..CHENNAI ITS SCORCHING SUMMER HEAT. THIS WAS THE SCENARIO IN 1950. TODAY I NEVER LIKE BENGALURU ....SO CROWDED NOISE AND AIR POLLUTION ...JUST A HALF AN HOUR TRAVEL IN AN AUTO GIVÈS YOUR LUNGS MICRO MILLIGRAMS OF DUST AND CARBON DUST TO KILL YOU SILENTLY .IN FEW YEARS YOU WILL.LOSE AT LEAST TEN YEARS IN YOUR LIFE EXPECTANCY IF YOU STAY IN SUCH ENVIRONMENT IN BENGALURU FOR TWO YEARS ...SHAME THIS SILCON CITY HAS GONE TO DOGS....OUR TALENTED YOUNGSTER S IN I T.ARE BEING SLOWLY BEEING KILLED WITH.CONDTIONS OF LIFE AROUND.....NOW NOT THE LEAST......WATER FAMINE IN BENGALURU....ALL THE FRESH WATER LAKES ARE NOT SEEN....ONLY MULTI STORIED BUILDINGS ON THE TOP..THE.LAKES AFTER LAND FILLING NO.PROPER DRAINAGE FILTHY GUTTERS EMANATING HYDROGEN SULFIDE .....IS THIS THE PRICE WE PAY FOR DEVELOPING...I REALY PITY THE PRESENT CITIZENS OF BÈNGALURU TO BE FACED WITH A SITUATION....YOU DID NOT HARNESS WATER RESOURCES IN URGENY SO YOU PAY FOR YOUR NEGLIGENCE....HOPE THAT HEAVY RAINS IN MONSOON WILL RECOUP.GROUND WATER TUBE WELLS JUST SITAND PRAY FOR THE BEST.OF TRY GOING OUT OF BENGALURU CITY TO BETTER HABITATIONS AREA FOR SOME TIME PERIOD.....GOD SAVE BENGALURU. P

[@kruthisunder9258]

Right said city expansion vertically and horizontally is inflammation not growth

[@pushpalathamanjunatha7810]

None of the corporate giants wanted to move out of Blore. Belgaum, Hubli, Dharward, Tumkur, Hassan, Shivamogga, Ramanagar, chennapatna,

[@rmawa]

Don’t know who has taken out my comment, but I’ll keep posting. We must blame the politicians and the property developers who have dried up all the lakes Varthur lake is dying right now in front of us. Nobody seem to care if we kill all the lakes we will face more droughts and floodings Bangalore was such a beautiful city with great weather is such a shame. A city with thousands of Laks is facing water, crisis, shame, shame, shame, shame, shame !!!!!!!!

[@stormshadow2012]

I think Faye was desperate for a panellist hence she got this clown today😂.

[@DeepSukhwani]

When I first came to Bengaluru in 2015 and I used to drive around to explore the city, I used to see people dumping garbage by lake shores, methane bubbles in Bellandur lake forming every year, people not maintaining roads/infrastructure, etc. and I often used to point out to my apartment owner in casual chats and also to my friends and family that I have never seen people be so reckless around their own city/state infrastructure. Why aren't they bothered? Why are people so desperately selfish that they do not care about their very own city that gives them a house to live and their daily bread-and-butter comes from this very city. Why are locals here so indifferent to civic issues and all wealthy folks who own businesses/startups, most of them being non-Kannadigas, do not seem to bother much? But all these thoughts were always discarded by whosoever I used to speak to as "yeah whatever!". I used to feel sad as a then-resident of Bengaluru. I kinda fell in love with the city but the people who were born and brought up in Bengaluru seemed to have abandoned the city as an undesired object lying around taking unnecessary energy/space to sustain. It is sad to see this state of Bengaluru. While I am no longer a full time Bengaluru resident, work often brings me to Bengaluru for a few days to weeks every once in a while, I hope to see this city come back to its state of thriving.

[@VidyaJ-eo8bx]

If Karnataka govt gives free rice to 70% of its population, it is ridiculous. When Centre claiming giving free rice to 80 crore population, it is path breaking. Hope you show similar guts to your political bosses.

[@manojchittayil3326]

free rice , free electricity , free bus rides , who pays ???you pay without flushing your loo lady

[@VidyaJ-eo8bx]

Giving free rice free electricity freewater free education free bus travel thru budgetary allocations while presenting surplus budget year after year by AAP govt in Delhi is welcomed even by the strongest of the critics and economists. Returning back public money without borrowing and collected thru taxes is what is the responsibility of a welfare state like India. Maintain some decency while using words in your comments. Anyway one does not expect civility from andh bhakts.

[@nicksonpinto2074]

I think that guarantees food security across the state. I don't think that's a problem. Neither is it a one 5 year term government problem. The problem is larger ability of India to plan cities and town planning.

[@anime4life636]

have you even seen condition of Delhi ? it is worst city to live in entire country . its literally a gas chamber and horrible waste management. every lane is a waaste dump @@VidyaJ-eo8bx

[@mohanrao5844]

Freebie desires

[@bharathsonu]

Perfect analysis … as a blorean kannadiga … it pains me to see how the 90’s blore has become a nightmare today !

[@adilabubucker9384]

Mr. Pai doesn't mention the disparity meted out by the Union Govt in the reimbursement of GST Revenue, which is the right of Karnataka State. Conveniently, forgotten the 'War Room' politics played out by the previous BJP Govt during the Covid 19 Pandemic. 40% Govt that the previous Govt earned. Why doesn't the Union Govt recommend desalination of Ocean water to Tamilnadu State, for relief of water shortage. According to Mr. Pai, the Imperialistic Govts, since 1947, haven't had the will and determination to solve the Cauvery water sharing problem, between Karnataka and Tamilnadu.

[@vidyanagarajan9135]

What is that got to do with water when the state government has misused it

[@trojanhorse4ever]

Pune is next with the unprecedented illegal tapping of ground water and selling to builders, helping them establish concrete jungle.

[@nethaji48]

rare reporters like Faye D’Souza darely diclosing the real situation

[@gilbertdsouza7752]

Ask Mohandas Pai, what he did during his stay in Bengaluru, to improve the situation ? Other than giving lectures !

[@vidyanagarajan9135]

He is paying high taxes and you also kindly ask all the person taking freebie from government what did they do?

[@Akpar11]

He is expert in that.... He is only a bootlicker of the BJP.

[@explorewithaaryadi-foodtra9064]

How come new buildings are still being built? They should stop giving permission for new buildings. They are drawing underground water for the purpose

[@apgogate]

stop all construction till monsoon gets over close all unwanted or luxury establishments it will make large no. of migrants to leave city

[@Zyxwuvts81823_gst]

Exactly ...it's time all non resident bangaloreans to move out

[@ninanjoseph125]

Bangalore should immediately ban on construction of all buildings both, commercial and residents till July 2024. No further apartments construction for another 5 years. If government ignore this , Bangalore will collapse soon.

[@pchak007]

This hypocrite of a man Mr. Pai supported Mr. Murthy's infamous 70 hours/week advice & now he is lecturing on Bangalore water crisis. All of us should first ask these industrialist to work hand in hand with gov to provide a sustainable working condition for the employees before giving blunt advice on work hours sitting in an AC room at a posh location.

[@susheelappu]

to safe my bangaluru i want to leave it for some time .

[@Pjrdjf]

If the BJP was in power would he be speaking like this. You need to remember that he is pro right wing. BJP was also in power for many years, but only Congress will be blamed.

[@machete128]

He spoke against the bjp government too wen they wer in the ruling, hez been v vocal abt the problems bengaluru is facing, be it flooding of rain water, or scarcity of water, n traffic problems !

[@RibhavBajaj]

Absolutely true. BJP will deliver only speeches they don't work. Ask to BJP MPs. Did they work on Village policy which was made by Modi?? No they're busy in minting money. In the last 5 yrs what have they done?? Were they sleeping knowing that borewells are drying up here. Remove BJP from South India.

[@priyaaditya309]

Is he joking? He is now a common man? Is he saying he is not among those who will get water anyhow.

[@ashridhar]

haha.

[@hemanthkumarallam3894]

yes, please give us work from home I will go back to my city . I am missing my parents and it is very hard to get permission to visit home.

[@manjithrai]

Pls provide work from home to all IT employees . It will really work well from productivity perspective also.. it's very difficult to commute in Bangalore...

[@sharathahuja8261]

Can you please talk to Prof Ashish Verma-Prof IISc on the traffic mess in Namma Ooru Bengaluru. He has some solutions.

[@minimalnomad7936]

Why not ask the center to increase the share of funds to the southern states so they can improve their infra. They cant subsidize the BIMARUs and build infra only in pet state Gujarat. The Southern states and Maharashtra contribute so much and get so little in return.

[@pushpalathamanjunatha7810]

Why blame CM and not corporate giants

[@aloksundarpanda881]

The problem is not only related to rain fall, rather two other important factors are also linked to this... 1. Deforestation in Bangaluru and 2. Dying lacks in Bangaluru - Both politician and builders are responsible for this.

[@305007982]

Stop blaming the current govt.. while earlier govt are equally responsible

[@vidyanagarajan9135]

Most of the time it was Congress which was ruling Karnataka.

[@subrotomukerjee2166]

At least freebies are there if neither water nor security nor basic amenities.

[@latharao3756]

V happy that all are fleeing bangalore we get to live peacefully

[@meghashyambhandary4191]

Full respect to Mohandas Pai sir. Got all the points right.

[@vidyaasvideos]

No government will think about this, we the people should ask politicians and members of our constituency why any lake is encroached? Why are they becoming dry?

[@muraligutta432]

It's people like Mohandas Pai and Narayana Murthy who ruined bangalore!

[@pushpalathamanjunatha7810]

Why everyone wants to be in Blore, they can spread across the state. Singapore is just one city

[@RajaSekar-qr8ok]

he is talking like a BJP spoke person................80 crore population is paid free rice by union govt..................no comments on them................

[@rajeevrp1500]

Governments do what sells. The current government was elected on the promise of freebies, so that’s what they’re providing now, can’t blame them. Voters have to introspect what’s their priorities. Whether we want to get lured by shortcuts of freebies or want long term good governance.

[@deepa466]

IT boom is the reason for present situation. People like Mohan Das Pai are responsible for this

[@shanthigramalakshminarayan9336]

Ask Mr. Pai, an investor himself, has invested in Electoral Bonds and benefitted from it... He has lost his credibility long back for his selective dislexia...What we have to do now for the bation is to evacuate these cheerleaders of an *unpad* leader...

[@zitajeffers5779]

Our exact thoughts Dear Mohandas Pai ❤ Hope someone is listening

[@dheerajlamba2834]

i will not leave, 20 years i am here and i will be here, when i enjoy g8 of Bangalore than i should stand with the city in worst time

[@abhinavt789]

I have been paying lakhs of rupees in taxes for years. Does that count as standing with the city?

[@dheerajlamba2834]

@@abhinavt789 Bhai Mere, taxes we pay, major part is Income tax which goes to Center Govt, and Karnataka gets 40 paisa for each 1 rupee. Yes i agree we do pay Prop Tax, highest tax on liquor, Highest tax on CAR, Bike Reg (Now Inc 3 %), Property Reg tax, there are many taxes which goes to state govt. And Govt could have planned better.

[@abhinavt789]

@@dheerajlamba2834 Yes, and this is not a sudden problem. This situation was predicted years ago by scientists.

[@dheerajlamba2834]

@@abhinavt789 Yes Abhi, i do remember that, however state govt was busy in corruption, now also i don't see if govt is taking any serious action, apart from raising prop tax and RC tax

[@manju2793]

Iisc predicted long back

[@hopsterlynongkhlaw8521]

Stop high-rise buildings

[@dheeranvinoth6258]

Thank you development. Because of you we became a dirty city, with no water, lot of pollution, traffic and no trees. Wonderfully played out by the govt of KARNATAKA

[@dr.mannansharieff4792]

Well spoke sir.

[@MrPoornakumar]

Bengaluru city generates more of state's GDP and in return gets less & less attention. In the same way South India generates more of country's GDP and in return gets less & less attention. Why? Because of politics.

[@sunilbhutada849]

Respect farmers ...

[@amareshroy7732]

Not only bengaluru people, country planners alerted 5y ago about reality of this crisis.but people generally ignore such prediction.this has happened due to pumping out ground water for agriculture industry household,which charged the groung crores year before.the crisis is not readily overcome.

[@pushpalathamanjunatha7810]

Giving ration is all over India, why blame CM