The Rs. 4-crore Kengeri lake rejuvenation programme started in 2023, but has now been paused. The lake is a swill of dirt and stink. Marshy land with algae covering the water body, open drains with continuous flow of sewage water, acres of land that are turned to dumping yards with a foul odour. This is […]
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While that cheers up residents, they want cleaner streets and better health facilities. Kengeri Railway station will be getting a new escalator in a month, and commuters said that they cannot wait for such a development. An official of South Western Railway said, “The construction has started recently and will take about a month to […]
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It will take six months to complete the rejuvenation process. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has begun rejuvenation work on Kengeri lake with a sanction of Rs four crore. The lake’s restoration is expected to be completed within six months. Kengeri Lake known as Doddakere Lake spreads across 32 acres of land along the Bengaluru-Mysuru […]
Continue ReadingThe lake has been moved between multiple city departments, with no progress on development of parks or cleaning. The last time work was done to clean or develop the lake was by the forest department in 2005. Bangalore: Opposite the Kengeri bus stop on Mysore road sits what remains of Kengeri Lake or Doddakere, covered […]
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Degradation of quality of water, as run offs from nearby car washes choke Kengeri lake. Riddhiman Roy Smalltime car washes around Kengeri lake fail to treat the liquid runoff from their washing centres. This run-off seeps into the nearby water bodies, degrading and harming the quality of the lake water. Car washes generally use a […]
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