Bengaluru: Lokayukta inspects lakes, orders removal of encroachments
4 months ago

Bengaluru: Lokayukta inspects lakes, orders removal of encroachments

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Following a slew of complaints on poor lake management in the Mahadevpura Zone, Lokayukta Justice BS Patil directed that the lacunae surrounding the Vibhutipura Lake Development Project be fixed, and set a month’s deadline for officials to clear encroachments and establish the boundary of the water body. A team including Upalokayukta Justices KN Phanindra and B Veerappa went on inspection, where they summoned officials from the BBMP Lake division, Zonal Commissioner, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, and Revenue Department. The Lokayukta also asked for water quality to be regularly checked, and directed the environment pollution officials to submit a report. The team also visited Doddanekkundi Lake, where the surveyor informed that about 2 acres and 6 guntas of area is encroached.

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Karnataka govt to take stock of lost water bodies
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Karnataka govt to take stock of lost water bodies

New Indian Express  

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The Hindu  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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New Indian Express  

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Lost in the Flow: The Untold History of Bengaluru's Lakes and Their Associated Land
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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The Hindu  

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Flooded Apartment Complex in Bengaluru: A Second Wave of Disaster
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2 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

Heavy rain causes severe flooding in Bengaluru apartment complex, with several residents being rescued from their flooded apartments. The complex, located in Yelahanka, was among the worst affected areas, with waterlogging reported in the compound. The incident comes just a week after a similar flood caused significant damage in the area.

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2 months ago

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The Hindu  

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Development works picks up pace at Bengaluru's Vibhuthipura Lake
3 months ago

Development works picks up pace at Bengaluru's Vibhuthipura Lake

New Indian Express  

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Bengaluru lake water not potable: Report
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New Indian Express  

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Noida: District admin asks officials to speed up beautification of ponds
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Hindustan Times  

Gautam Budh Nagar district magistrate Manish Kumar Verma, while reviewing the current status of ponds and lakes in the district on Wednesday, directed officials to ensure speedy disposal of pending cases related to encroachment on ponds and lakes at the tehsil and authority level and to quickly finish the beautification work on ponds. “The officials have been directed to provide …

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The Hindu  

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

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State Wetland Authority orders action against encroachment in Udhagamandalam wetland
1 year, 1 month ago

State Wetland Authority orders action against encroachment in Udhagamandalam wetland

The Hindu  

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Bengaluru will not be able to meet freshwater demand with existing resources, says report
1 year, 2 months ago

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The Hindu  

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NGT orders Tambaram Corporation to clean Veeraraghavan lake within six months
1 year, 3 months ago

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The Hindu  

The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal has directed the Tambaram Corporation and the Water Resources Department to remove water hyacinth from the sewage-filled Veeraraghavan Lake in Thiruneermalai within six months. Even though the Tambaram Corporation had provided the residences with an underground sewage system for collection of sewage and sullage, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, during an …

Residents want encroachments on Sembakkam lake boundary to be cleared
1 year, 4 months ago

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The Hindu  

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Bengaluru Lakes: High Court Directs BBMP, Sewage Board, PCB & Other State Authorities To Jointly Prepare Plan For Removing Encroachments
1 year, 4 months ago

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Live Law  

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1 year, 6 months ago

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The Hindu  

Sweating it out in the scorching summer heat, compelled to judiciously use scarce water, Bengalureans are always under a looming threat: Drinking water contamination, which plays havoc with their lives every time sewage enters the system. Trenches dug up for sewage lines that cut through water lines, flooded sewage drains overflowing or intruding into leaky Cauvery lines, old, worn-out pipes …

2,052 Encroachments in Bengaluru Cleared, BBMP Tells HC
2 years, 2 months ago

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News 18  

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Bengaluru lakes have turned into garbage dumping yards
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Bengaluru lakes have turned into garbage dumping yards

The Hindu  

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Bengaluru floods: When lakes overflowed
2 years, 3 months ago

Bengaluru floods: When lakes overflowed

The Hindu  

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The growing peril of Bengaluru’s missing drains
2 years, 3 months ago

The growing peril of Bengaluru’s missing drains

The Hindu  

In the past 15 years, India has seen several episodes of extreme rainfall in 24 hours: Mumbai received over 900mm of rain in 2005, Chennai had over 300mm in 2015, and now Bengaluru saw over 130mm. Bengaluru had several advantages compared to many other Indian cities: a high elevation, an undulating topography, interconnected lakes, green spaces that helped soak rain, …

Anti-encroachment drive in Bengaluru skips over lakes as BBMP faces multiple hurdles
2 years, 3 months ago

Anti-encroachment drive in Bengaluru skips over lakes as BBMP faces multiple hurdles

The Hindu  

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Civic body continues demolition of illegal structures in Bengaluru
2 years, 3 months ago

Civic body continues demolition of illegal structures in Bengaluru

Deccan Chronicle  

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2 years, 3 months ago

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The Hindu  

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​Bengaluru, Sorry For the Suffering, Will Look For Permanent Fix by Next Rains: Civic Chief
2 years, 3 months ago

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News 18  

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Karnataka weather update: Schools, colleges in Bengaluru closed amid heavy rains; several areas waterlogged
2 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka weather update: Schools, colleges in Bengaluru closed amid heavy rains; several areas waterlogged

India TV News  

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Where are Bengaluru’s lakes?
2 years, 5 months ago

Where are Bengaluru’s lakes?

The Hindu  

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Only one lake in Bengaluru fit to be drinking water source after treatment
2 years, 7 months ago

Only one lake in Bengaluru fit to be drinking water source after treatment

The Hindu  

Multiple schemes, many promises and years later, the state of lakes in the city remains the same sordid tale of pollution, neglect and degradation. The latest classification of water quality in lakes in Bengaluru from April 2021 to March 2022 by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board shows that all but one lake in the city failed to make it …

Govt. policy is to ensure peaceful eviction: AAG
2 years, 10 months ago

Govt. policy is to ensure peaceful eviction: AAG

The Hindu  

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Floating cars, flooded roads after heavy rain batters parts of Bengaluru | Story in pictures
3 years, 1 month ago

Floating cars, flooded roads after heavy rain batters parts of Bengaluru | Story in pictures

India Today  

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