Uploaded on 2020-08-27 by Hrishitha B N

1.Provisioning Services: The majority of the water for Bangalore is imported by the BWSSB from the Cauvery River, over 100 kilometers (62 mi) south of the city. Cauvery water was originally drawn from a reservoir near the village of Thorekadanahalli. 2.Regulating services: Vegetation in the city core is species rich but less dense compared to other cities, with a high proportion of exotic plant species, and high faunal and insect diversity, although shaped by social preferences that vary across location and time. Bangalore’s green spaces and lakes are embedded within multiple land use categories 3.Habitat and supporting services:There is high insect diversity, with reports of rare species in the campuses of Bangalore University, the Indian Institute of Science and University of Agricultural Science in Bangalore, as well as in the city’s two botanical gardens – Lal Bagh and Cubbon Park. 4.Cultural services:It is a city filled with trees, tourism,botanical gardens and places like vidhan soudha bangalore palace etc.