Lakes
Witnessing the poor condition of lake, Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has formed a seperate branch to save lakes in the city. The new division so formed will coordinate with district collectors of Hyderabad, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), irrigation department, municipalities and gram panchayats in the surrounding localities. Hussainsagar lakes will be listed and [...] Continue Reading »
The water bodies in the city out-skirts are not spared. The sewage getting diverted to lakes inside the city has however become much common. This pollution has now spread across to the lakes which is out-skirts in Bangalore. Mercury contamination has become a major concern wherein the dead tube-lights are dumped in the lakes causing [...] Continue Reading »
More than 25,000 idols were immersed in Sankey Tank’s kalyani (immersion pond) on Day 1 of the festivities while Yediyur lake in South Bangalore saw 40,000 idols immersed. BBMP tried hard to reduce the pollution of these water bodies but it was clearly a losing battle. Over 40,000 idols were immersed in the water body [...] Continue Reading »
