Lake encroachments
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 »
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 middle-class may be all out in support of the proposed Jan Lokpal Bill to curb corruption, but residents of Pearl Paradise layout, a much-favoured destination of city techies, would be at the receiving end of an inquiry by the Lokayukta. Lokayukta Justice N Santhosh Hegde has directed the urban development department/BDA to withdraw the [...] 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 »
In the last three months alone, the Hakimpet Kunta lake originally spread over an area of over 10 acres has shrunk by a good 10-15 per cent, thanks to illegal dumping of debris in the water body. While Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) officials had in the past fenced the lake to keep encroachers at [...] Continue Reading »
This Sunday, Residents of Bellandur, Sarjapur, Outer Ring Road and neighborhood ran not for fitness or health but for awareness and to draw attention of the authorities on the need to restore Bellandur lake, the biggest lake in the City. This is their 13 year demand for action to restore -Bellandur lake- once beautiful lake [...] Continue Reading »
Shettykere lake of Subramanyapura which until a year ago provided a safe haven for winged visitors and where people enjoyed boating, is now choked by sewage water. Reckless flow of sewage water has converted the lake into a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Residents who earlier took great pride in the once beautiful lake are now [...] Continue Reading »
For those living in Bellandur and along Sarjapur Road, a cleaned-up Kaikondrahalli lake means better ground water levels and rich biodiversity. When the BBMP started work on it eight months ago, they decided to pitch in. They bought native trees to be planted around the lake, and got experts to advise them on many aspects [...] Continue Reading »
