Bangalore Lake
Lake-a-thon, an initiative started by United Way Bengaluru, a non –profit organization will kick start on July 31, 7 am at Kaikondanahalli Lake, Sarjapura Road. To spread awareness about the status of Lakes and engage citizens in Lake Rejuvenation efforts, United Way Bengaluru is organizing Lake-a-thon for Lake Rejuvenation Campaign from Companies, Residents living around [...] Continue Reading »
Builders in collusion with the officials have encroached upon vast extent of lake land to construct apartment complexes and form layouts. Their modus operandi is simple: Dump debris to fill the lake. Once a portion is levelled off, usurp it by creating fictitious documents. The defiant act doesn’t end there. A survey of 842 lakes [...] Continue Reading »
Puttenahalli Lake Bangalore JP Nagar sparkles with new hope. A group of residents to help BBMP Bangalore in maintaining Puttenahalli Lake. Puttenahalli Neighbourhood Lake Improvement Trust (PNLIT) signed an MOU on May 17 with the BBMP to maintain Puttenahalli Lake. This makes them the first residents group of Bangalore to take charge of maintaining a [...] Continue Reading »
Hosakerehalli Lake after years of neglect going to shed its wild and weedy looks to draw tourists. The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) to conduct survey to maintain Hosakerehalli Lake and clear the encroachments. The forest department was ‘maintaining’ the lake spread across 59.25 acres. The lake used to irrigate the agricultural lands surrounding it. It [...] Continue Reading »
Doddanakkundi Lake in Marathahalli that used to provide water to irrigate nearby fields is today choking with sewage from apartments that have recently mushroomed around it. Public concern is mounting as Doddanakundi is a hotspot for the booming real estate business. Land encroachers started to gobble up the lake area. Doddanakkundi corporator NR Sridhar Reddy [...] Continue Reading »
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday came out strongly in support of Bangalore lake conservation and set the ball rolling with a direction to implement the recommendations on the development of Bangalore lakes, made by the Justice N K Patil committee report submitted in February. The division bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and [...] Continue Reading »
BBMP asks citizens to alert civic body about illegal dumping of debris in lakes and other places. Their names will not be made public. At the same time, they will be given a Rs 2,000 cash reward while the culprits will be fined Rs 10,000. Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) wants the help of citizens [...] Continue Reading »
The Bangalore Water Supply And Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has been searching for an elusive electrical mechanic for the last four years. That’s the excuse water board is giving for not repairing equipment of treatment plant or at least that is the reason being cited for releasing untreated sewage into Narasapura lake near Vidyaranyapura. The effluent [...] Continue Reading »
The Congress on Tuesday suspended Ramaswamy Palya BBMP corporator N Chandra, who is accused of assaulting UV Singh-chief conservator of forests (Lokayukta Vigilance Director) during his inspection of the Nagavara tank on Sunday. The Congress has condemned the attack on U V Singh. BWSSB chief engineer (corporate planning and waste water management) SM Basavaraj, who [...] Continue Reading »
The brave effort by chief conservator of forests UV Singh to stop gang of lake polluters has not only made him a hero but raised many questions among experts. U V Singh, chief conservator of forests, who heads the Lake Development Authority (LDA), was assaulted on Sunday by a corporator. But this is not his [...] Continue Reading »
