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Ravi_D - 27-MAY-2009
DH Reports: 33 lakes to get new lease of life "The State government will set in motion its ambitious plan of rejuvenating 33 lakes in Bangalore, at a cost of Rs 294 crore, with Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa launching development works at the Ullalu lake on Wednesday." |
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LDA is back - Madivala lake and others silkboard - 11-MAY-2009
Who is actually responsible for upkeep of Bangalore's lakes? Answer may go like this - some lakes LDA, rest of them BWSSB. Refer late last year's news articles - lakes were transferred from LDA to BWSSB. But this was done only for some (17 or 18) lakes. To remind us all that they are around, LDA has floated work for rejuvenating 3 lakes. |
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Prashant.Murthy - 15-FEB-2009
Over the last 4 years I have been reading about articles in the news papers about the diminishing lakes in Blore. Once the city was proud to have hundreds of lakes, now has only 60+ lakes. I don't have exact statistics but what I know is Lake development Autority was once formed and they are doing the maintaining or for privatization of lakes. |
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silkboard - 9-NOV-2008
After govt handed upkeep of some lakes from LDA to BWSSB, and in the midst of courts asking LDA to stop privatizing lakes (See Hindu news report, a victory for ESG and Leo, great show!), last week saw BBMP and BDA floating tenders for works on some lakes |
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silkboard - 20-OCT-2008
Did you too notice a spate of water supply related news and announcements recently? Perhaps some influential individual or minister has water on his mind. Have a look: |
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Ravi_D - 17-OCT-2008
Seen this interesting article in DH on state of KLDA? Summary: Budget allocation - Rs 3.15 Cr for 40,000 lakes in the state. Karnataka Lake Development Authority has 4 officers and 6 contract employees, 1 vehicle and 1 telephone for the whole state!. |
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'Rs 3 crore goes down the drain' - Belandur Lake works silkboard - 30-SEP-2008
In case you didn't read this today: Rs 3 crore goes down the drain |
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