Bangalore mayor assures development of Kempambudhi lake

BANGALORE: City mayor BS Sathyanarayana has directed the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board engineers to frame a plan to divert sewage water, which has been flowing into the Kempambudhi lake here on Tuesday.

The mayor, who was accompanied by Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) commissioner M Lakshminarayana, Chickpet MLA RV Devaraj and officers attached to BBMP and BWSSB directed the officers after conducting an inspection.

Assuring that funds for the development of lake will be provided, Sathyanarayana directed BBMP officials to clear huge amount of debris dumped in the lake. During the inspection, Lakshminarayana directed BBMP officers to take action against those who have encroached on the land around Bandi Kalamma temple situated near this lake.

Later, after the team officers headed by the mayor visited Basvangudi market, Lakshminarayana directed officials to construct a multi-level car parking building behind the market to ease vehicular movement around the market premises.