Arakere Lake may soon be history
If steps are not taken to renovate and preserve the 100 years old Arakere Lake near Bannerghatta Road, then soon it will become history.
Once up on a time, the lake used to be filled with clean water and now it is filled with overgrown weeds and dirty sewage water. The residents staying near by the lake are facing health hazards and other problems due to the neglected state of the lake. When the Arakere Lake breaches, houses around the lake are flooded with sewage water.
A resident staying near by said that due to the rapid growth of commercial and residential establishments, the lake has deteriorated. Besides, restaurants throw leftovers and people dumping all kinds of debris and waste into the lake.
Another major issue which the lake is facing is illegal encroachments shrinking the water body. The east and south are crowded with many buildings. Arakere Neighbourhood Improvement Trust (ANIT) which was formed in June 2012, has been fighting against encroachments but to no avail. The trust went to the civic authorities to bypass all sewage pipelines and let only the storm water drain into the lake after treating the water, but still now nothing has been done.
The residents are planning to form a human chain and conduct an awareness campaign to draw the civic authorities to give a last try towards the lake’s restoration.
An engineer said that the civic agency has had drawn up a detailed project report (DPR), approved by the Lake Development Authority (LDA). Once the authority give the green signal , they will start de-silting, sewage diversion, garbage clearance and other developmental activities, for which BDA need support from Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) as well as BBMP authorities
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