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Water Crisis: Migrant techies suggest WFH to tackle water crisis | Bengaluru News - Times of India

BENGALURU: Amid the worsening water crisis, many techies in the city are advocating a shift towards work from home (WFH) as a means to contribute actively towards water conservation. They believe this will let people shift back to their hometowns, reducing the pressure on Bengaluru.

Summer has barely set in but Bengalureans are reeling under the impact of drying borewells and expensive water tankers.

Lohith Munakala, a techie, said, “When the crisis is as dire as our present situation, it only makes sense to allow employees to work from their hometowns. If people continue to work here, the stress of the water crisis will affect their workplace productivity. 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?”

Yashwanth, a techie from Bellandur, pointed out that this is not the first time employees would be working from home. “We already have done this during Covid, and our productivity didn’t take a hit. Now that we’re well-versed with working from home, there will be no problem with the transition as well, unlike during the pandemic. This is a temporary solution, of course.” Perfumes to the rescue

During this time of water crisis, Bengalureans are coming up with their own ways to better the situation. For instance, some employees are gifting each other perfumes as many turn up to office without taking a bath. Kiran Sharma, a techie from Whitefield, told 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!” Netizens on X

Prashanth G (@prashoo1982): The bare minimum IT companies should do is provide work from home to as many employees as possible so that they relocate back to their hometowns

Preetam Rao (@Preetam_M_Rao): Considering water shortage in Bengaluru, companies should declare work from home for 3/6 months so that several people leave the city. This will also help in crashing the real estate market in the city! Which is exactly why it won’t happen and people will continue suffering!

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