RCB’s Chinnaswamy Stadium To Use Treated Wastewater During IPL 2025

Last year, as Bengaluru faced one of its worst droughts, we explored how Chinnaswamy Stadium was leading the way in sustainable water management for IPL 2024. The stadium’s proactive approach in utilising treated wastewater set a precedent for other sports venues battling water scarcity.

Here is our coverage on that that we posted last year: https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/how-chinnaswamy-stadium-dealing-bangalores-massive-water-drought-hedfc/

With the IPL 2025 season approaching, the water crisis in Bengaluru remains unsolved, causing the stadium to further its advances in sustainability.

Groundwater is rapidly vanishing along with rainwater, making the already limited Cauvery water supply even more difficult to manage, which has escalated the city's water crisis. Authorities have drastically cut down water resource availability, meaning water efficiency is no longer an option but a necessity. All eyes are now on the Chinnaswamy stadium, along with other major sports venues in the city, to help mitigate the water conservation struggle.

Chinnaswamy Stadium, the home of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), has long been a leader in sustainable technology. The stadium has a Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), which has the capability of treating 1.5 lakh liters of wastewater every day. The treated effluent water from the sewage plant is then put to use in irrigating the outfield, cleaning the stadium, and irrigating the pitch, reducing the combination of fresh water sources.

In addition to that, the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), in collaboration with the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), has also pitched in their services to conserve fresh potable water and provide treated effluent water for non-potable usage to the stadium for IPL 2025. This action furthers KSCA's commitment to sustainability while also abiding by the strict water regulations of Bengaluru. With the use of effluent water, KSCA can abide by Bengaluru's more stringent rules on freshwater usage.

In addition, KSCA is looking into other technologies, such as advanced water recycling and rainwater harvesting, to minimise water usage while hosting IPL matches. These measures not only guarantee the hosting of uninterrupted IPL matches but can serve as a working example to other large-scale venues and stadiums.

Chinnaswamy’s initiative isn’t just about cricket, it’s a scalable model for other stadiums, parks, and public spaces facing similar challenges. By proving that sports infrastructure can operate efficiently with treated wastewater, it is inspiring clubs, organisations, and even city planners to rethink water usage in urban areas.

As IPL is approaching while the whole country waits, Chinnaswamy Stadium’s water conservation efforts remind us that sustainability and sports can go hand in hand. With Bengaluru’s water crisis deepening, such proactive measures offer hope and a much-needed playbook for the future. After all, if a cricket stadium can thrive without fresh water, why can’t our cities?

At HYDROMO, we understand and appreciate this huge step taken by the KSCA & BWSSB. Hydromo also implements various water solutions and wastewater treatments that can help in this journey of conserving water for the betterment of the future for the residential, commercial and industrial sectors.

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