Perfume Gifts To Employees & WFH Demand: Corporate Bengaluru's Unique Responses To The Water Crisis
Bengaluru, among India's most water-scarce cities, is presently grappling with a severe water crisis. In response, corporate Bengaluru is addressing the situation in distinctive ways, advocating for work-from-home arrangements and even resorting to unique gestures like gifting perfumes to colleagues.
Bengaluru, among India's most water-scarce cities, is presently grappling with a severe water crisis. In response, corporate Bengaluru is addressing the situation in distinctive ways, advocating for work-from-home arrangements and even resorting to unique gestures like gifting perfumes to colleagues.
Corporate Bengaluru demands WFH
In the face of the escalating water crisis in Bengaluru, tech professionals are promoting the idea of working from home as a means to conserve water.
Their perspective is that this approach could encourage individuals to return to their hometowns, alleviating the strain on Bengaluru's resources.
Additionally, many tech professionals argue that the water crisis-induced stress in Bengaluru could negatively impact workplace productivity, making a return to remote work an ideal solution.
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"What is the point of working from office when we¡¯re struggling to take bath and constantly worrying about when our water supply is going to be cut?," said a techie Lohith Munakula, as quoted by TOI.
A perfume gifted for the unbathed
Bengaluru residents have another unique and amusing solution to the water crisis.
To counteract the unpleasant odors arising from colleagues who haven't bathed due to water scarcity, individuals are resorting to the unconventional practice of gifting perfumes to one another.
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With many showing up to the office without having had a bath, employees are exchanging perfumes as a practical and lighthearted gesture.
A techie confesses to STOI, "We play a game every day in the morning to guess who didn¡¯t take bath on that day. The winner, whoever guesses it correctly, has to buy a perfume for the person who didn¡¯t shower!"
Why is Bengaluru facing a water crisis?
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Bengaluru's daily water requirement exceeds 2050 million liters, with 1450 MLD sourced from the Cauvery River and the remainder from borewells.
With the rainy season still four months away and water reserves alarmingly depleted, the situation is anticipated to deteriorate further.
As the water shortage persists, residents are compelled to implement rationing measures and minimise wastage.
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