It's not Switzerland! Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake spews 10-ft high toxic foam
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Bellandur Lake in Bengaluru
Is this the Swiss locale where a '90s Bollywood dance number was performed? No, this is our very own Bellandur Lake in Bengaluru and there's nothing romantic about that' snow'.
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Toxic froth
In what's becoming Bengaluru's never-ending tragedy, the Bellandur and Varthur Lakes are frothing again.
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10 feet mesh
A slush of unpleasant, smelly and toxic froth climb up the 10 ft mesh and flow into the roads, saying hello to the pedestrians and motorists, who covered their noses with disgust.
The foam follows heavy rains.
The foam follows heavy rains.
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Short-term solution
The Bangalore Development Authority's short-term solution to address the froth by constructing a sluice gate at one exit did not yield any result.
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Reason of froth
The sluice gate, which was constructed to control the flow of water and reduce froth, has not even been opened in the past few days.
As a result, the polluted water continued to gush, working up a lather.
As a result, the polluted water continued to gush, working up a lather.
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Residents
Angry residents are now resigned to their fate of living with the possibility of skin diseases, contamination of ground water and of course, the smell.
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Annual affair
Industrial pollutants and chemicals released into the lake for several years have made this an annual affair for Bengaluru residents who have now grown used to this strange sight of frothing in Bellandur lake.
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Take it easy policy
Despite the National Green Tribunal's harsh words and reprimands, the Karnataka government seems to be taking it easy.
The lake had also caught fire last year because of the excessive gaseous elements coming out of the pollutants in the lake.
The lake had also caught fire last year because of the excessive gaseous elements coming out of the pollutants in the lake.