lake encroachment Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Bengaluru Buzz: NGT action to save lakes | Draft policy to ease commute | Action plan for air quality

May 13, 2019 News Desk

Action to be taken against encroachers of Kaikondarahalli lake buffer zone, sewage and rainwater to be diverted away from Bellandur lake, draft commute policy and new air quality action plan for Bengaluru – read more on what happened in the city over the past week

Illegal dumping at Somasundarapalya lake: Will the authorities intervene?

January 31, 2014 Ganga Madappa

For the past 2 years, the Somasundarapalya Lake Rehabilitation Trust has been trying to save the lake. Recent dumping of mud into the lake brings about renewed protests.

Agara SEZ to multiply traffic on Sarjapur Road

June 2, 2013 Navya P K

The Manipal ETA Infotech project has got the approval from the authorities, even though the assessments highlight the poor traffic plan. Traffic police say they don’t have any say in this.

Mantri’s 72 acre project encroaching Rajakaluve: IISc report

May 30, 2013 Navya P K

A 2300-crore real estate project in south Bangalore has encroached 2.6 acres of Rajakaluve, risking flooding, says an IISc report. The promoter, Manipal ETA Infotech Pvt Ltd, doesn’t even exist in the list of registered companies in India.

How govt helps SEZ trump Bellandur lake

May 30, 2013 Navya P K

The central Environmental Ministry watchdog office in Bengaluru is so understaffed that they are signing off compliance reports without even inspecting sites. This is one of many reasons this 72-acre realty project is proceeding despite major violations.

Encroachment of Bangalore’s lakes continues unabated

May 19, 2013 Priyanka Nadgir

Though many lakes in Bangalore are dying a slow death, nothing much has been done concretely to stop the mindless encroachment. Kadugodi lake is the latest on the list.

Environment

Recklessness choking pretty Chunchaghatta lake

February 22, 2011 Yogaraj S Mudalgi

Chunchghatta lake, in southern fringes of the city and home to hundreds of birds is slowly being encroached upon and polluted with garbage and sewage. A Citizen Matters inquiry has resulted in authorities waking up.