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Action plan on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner, Bangalore Urban District on pollution of Chandrapura lake, 01/08/2022

  • 01/08/2022

Action plan on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner, Bangalore Urban District on pollution of Chandrapura lake.

In the matter of 'In re: News item published on November 21, 2021 in the Indian Express titled "Lakes of Bengaluru: Industrial effluents, raw sewage; stinky tale of Chandrapura lake".
 

The report said that the map of Chandapura lake catchment area and flow details of natural drains has been obtained from Karnataka State Remote Sensing Application Centre. Total station survey of Chandapura lake catchment area is under process by Deputy Director of Land Records.

The urban local bodies in the catchment areas of Chandapura lake such as Hebbagaodi CMC, Jigani TMC, Bommasandra TMC and Chandapura TMC have been directed to take immediate steps to stop the discharge of untreated effluents into the drains joining Chandapura lake through other intermediate lakes.

Note: The report of August 1, 2022 was uploaded to the NGT site September 7, 2022