Eating up the lake?

silkboard - 23-MAR-2008

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Arkavathy Serious. Arrive Soon.

tsubba - 23-MAR-2008

Arkavathi had origins in the Nandi Hills. After a journey of 190 kms around Bangalore it joined the Cauvery at the Sangama in Kanakapura district. Vrushbhavathi was a tributary of the Arkavathi. Arkvathi had a catchment area of 4351 sq. kms from where it collected water.

Both Doddaballapura and Ramanagara depend on Arkavathi, not to mention numerous villages. In 1894 Bangalore first ran out of water from within its boundaries. Then they built two reservoirs on the Arkavathi - the Hesaraghatta reservoir(1894) and the Thippagondanahalli reservoir(1933). Even to this day Arkavathy supplies 20% of Bangalore's water supply.

Like the rest of the peninsular rivers, Arkavathy was never a Brahmaputra. During summers, Arkavathy would reduce to a trickle. Yet was a time when, even in summers, you could get water at 4 meters below ground in any of the 30000 wells in its basin. Now there is no river even in the rainy season. But now, Arkavathy is dead. Maybe not, but Arkavathi is atleast in coma.

Lakes & Waterbodies

tsubba - 19-OCT-2007

Lakes in Bangalore likely to be declared reserve forests Swathi Shivanand & Divya Gandhi For The Hindu Panache@flickr

Hebbal Lake: EIH charged with violation of Wildlife Act and Water Act

tsubba - 11-OCT-2007

The Forest Department has issued a show-cause notice to East India Hotels Ltd. (EIH), the parent company of Oberoi Group of hotels, charging it with violating the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 in the process of developing Hebbal lake.

Bellandur Lake - I

admin123 - 20-SEP-2007

Being among the largest wetlands of Bangalore, the health of Bellandur lake is symptomatic of the condition of the waterbodies all across the city.

A recent study by the Energy & Wetlands Research Group at IISc points out that rampant unplanned developmental activities, untreated sewage, solid waste disposal, and encroachment of lake beds in its catchment have put the Bellandur Lake under extreme environmental stress, impairing the functional ability of the lake's ecosystem resulting in poor water quality, depletion and contamination of ground water, and frequent flooding in the catchment. Lack of integrated planning approaches pose serious threats to the sustainability of the region.

Here are some excerpts from their report: Environmental Impact of Developmental Activities
in the Bellandur Lake Catchment. Authors: Dr. T.V. Ramachandra, H.S. Sudhira, B. Karthick, and K.G. Avinash, Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc

ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ ಮತ್ತು ಅಭಿಮಾನ - ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಪದಗಳೇ?

shas3n - 7-AUG-2007

ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ಹೆಬ್ಬಾಳ ಕೆರೆಯ ರಕ್ಷಣೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮೇಣದ ಬತ್ತಿ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆ ನಡೆಸುವ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾತಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದೆವಲ್ಲ, ನೆನಪಿದೆಯೆ?

Candle Light Vigil To Save Hebbal Lake Bangalore

admin123 - 31-JUL-2007

Some students of the Mallya Aditi International School, Bangalore are taking lead and organizing a candle light vigil on Saturday, August 4th, 2007 at 6:30 p.m to save the Hebbal Lake. All you need to bring is candles and sense of care to save the lake.

[Background: Home to thousands of birds and source of livelihood to hundreds of people, the Hebbal Lake, is set to make way for a floating restaurant and other recreational activities all in the name of preservation. Some say this recreational center violates zoning regulations. Before that, is privatization of Bangalore's lakes the only route available to LDA for preserving them?]

So Long, And Thanks For All The Birds

tsubba - 26-JUL-2007

The 500 year old Hebbal lake ecosystem spread over 150 acres has not only been an abode of nature enthusiasts, it has also sustained hundreds of people - farmers, fishing communities, cattle herders, washermen, and casual workers.