As the drain goes
COMPLETED | AUG 2021 | URBAN WASTE
Storm Water drains are crucial to a city’s health. Unfortunately, unplanned urbanisation, indiscriminate disposal of garbage and sewage, encroachments, industrial discharges, further complicate and add to the stress and create distress.
Collaborators
Nalini Shekar: nalinipalyam1@gmail.com
Pinky Chandran: pinky.chandran@gmail.com

The project As the drain goes maps the Koramangala Valley pathway in Bangalore (from Majestic to Bellandur lake) and looks at the communities residing along the line, with a special focus on garbage from water and sanitation interplay and urban flooding vulnerability.
It is important to look deeper into the network and bring to light who resides and where, and look at the power, privilege angle, along with those who are experiencing voice poverty and to be able to bring to light the narratives from the ground. The project predominantly uses photography as a tool for engagement, in the form of a virtual photo exhibition, poetry performance, public narrative, workshop and articles.
The team is open to offering
Drain Tours | Communication Workshops | Collaborative Research on other drains in the city | Setting up a Network for Drain Stewards
Project resources
Blog/ Poem | Events
Blog/ Poem
The poem can be read here
Events
The project was presented at:
- Public Narrative at JC Road
- Bangalore Creative Morning
- BIC: Arkavathi and Her Sisters – The Future of Bengaluru’s Rivers, Drains and Lakes
- Drain Tour: Swissnex
- Science Gallery : Summer School Carbon
- Bhoomi Festival December 2022
Events co-hosted at
- Azim Premji University – Poetry Performance and Virtual Exhibition , Art Collaboration, Workshop
- Bangalore Design Week including the Book Launch, Workshop: Communicating for Ecological Research around storm water drains, Drain Tour
- University of Washington’s Grand Challenges Impact Lab (GCIL)
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