Posts : Bellandur Lake

Koramangala 4th block flood mitigation plan

murali772 - 13-SEP-2018

A few weeks back, there was an announcement of the commencement of work on the subject plan, with a pooja, presided over by the BTM layout (under which Assembly constituency, the area falls) MLA, Sri Ramalinga Reddy.
 
The announcement talked about laying of pipelines along the 80 ft road (Google terms it "Srinivagilu main road"), in the vicinit

Bengaluru lake systems and demolitions

srinidhi - 9-AUG-2016

Finally we need a crisis of sorts to get the govt machinery started and the CM talking tough about illegal encroachments onto lake areas. Everyone has abused the lakes systems in the worst possible way. So course corrections are necessary and a must!

SOme right vibes coming out from the opposition too, where BJP has asked to go behind the big players too, citing as below:

Public Protest planned at Mantri site at Agara SUNDAY 23rd MARCH 2014

murali772 - 19-MAR-2014

Over the months, we have tried to get Government to enforce the rule of law and bring to a halt the illegal constructions opposite Agara lake by Mantri and Salarpuria (check this).

Efforts to get them to act have hit a dead end.

End of bellandur / rise of concrete

vmenon - 3-JUN-2013

The two media links below are fairly self explanatory of what can be called a potentiol ecologocal disaster right here in banglore. The strories of bellandur lake are based on an IISc report  that is attached to this post.

RTI to save bellandur lake

Abhijit82 - 1-MAY-2013

HI All,

Everyday I travel via the road next to bellandur lake to OOR. The speed at which the dumping trucks are covering up the lake is scary. I am planning to file a RTI seeking more information about this issue. As I am filing an RTI for the first time, would welcome any help in helping me format the right queries for the RTI.

Regards,

Abhijit Das

Bellandur Lake - Current Status and way forward

psaram42 - 22-JAN-2012

 

Puttenahalli Neighborhood Lake Improvement Trust PNLIT people were contacted as suggested by Naveen_blr sir. I could get some good incite towards a likely way forward.

Dismal Town planning and the Bellandur lake.

psaram42 - 8-JAN-2012

 

The 60th National Town and Country Planners Congress on “Planning and Development, 2025: is currently on at Mysore.

Armchair Tour of the Bellandur Lake

psaram42 - 20-DEC-2011

 

Meeting with Mr. T. Venkatraju, Chief Engineer, BWSSB

psaram42 - 12-NOV-2011

 

Mr. T Venkata Raju. Chief Engineer BWSSB,  was contacted to day. He has agreed for a Saturday meeting at BWSSB Office at Indira Nager II stage, Bangalore.

The Tentative programme is

Venue : BWSSB Office at Water tank behind Indiranagar Club

Date  : 26 Nov 2011

Time : 10:00 AM

Bellandur lake revival!! Who killed it in the first place?

psaram42 - 2-NOV-2011

When Sunita Rao called me yesterday evening, about Bellandur Lake, we talked about diverting the storm water drain sewage water being discharged into the Lake. I must admit of my folly. The basic question is why is the sewage water flowing in the Storm water Drain in the first place?!!!! The reason is obvious!