Long, strenuous way ahead for Bellandur lake revivalState government says revival cannot happen before 2020, and even the short-term measures will take more than a year.
Bengaluru: Lake Protection Authority watered downIn a city where most lakes are either encroached or on the verge of dying, this regulatory authority was considered a major step towards co...
Political weed hits lake warden ideaThe scheme was designed on the lines of traffic wardens, a voluntary service where citizens can help the city traffic police regulate vehic...
Lake authority threatens action against BDA for neglectThe eight lakes that Lake Authority is unhappy about are: Arkere, Byrasandra, Varthur, Somasundarapalya, Hulimavu, Alahalli, Chandrashekara...
Mining firm to breathe life into Varthur LakeThe CSR for Varthur lake will be coming when several other companies, including foreign ones, have reportedly offered to rejuvenate the Bel...
Lake Conservation and Development Authority says BDA begins restoration but leaves it half doneInterestingly , seven lakes were, bang in the middle of restoration in September last, transferred to the Bengaluru Bruhat Mahanagara Palik...
Undiscovered lakes? Isro to find them outWith this conviction, the Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority (KLCDA) will spend the next three months looking for new la...
Bellandur lake: NGT raps government for apathyThe Tribunal observed that it was “surprised“ at the apathy prevailing among authorities towards the rejuvenation of the Bellandur lake.
Burning Lakes: Custody of city's water bodies being passed on from one civic agency to anotherThe state government has quietly transferred custody of Bellandur lake back to the BDA, just five months after it was handed over to the ci...
Wipro to help rejuvenate Electronics City lakeWipro is not adopting the lake but signing up to facilitate and work with the various stakeholders involved -government agencies and the lo...
Bangaloreans play watchdog as govt fails to check land grabbingOf Bengaluru's 209 lakes, some are maintained by the BBMP, some by the BDA, others by the forest department or the Karnataka Lake Conservat...
In spite of several agencies at work, Bengaluru's lakes still at riskBesides civic agencies, the Karnataka Pollution Control Board and the Karnataka Public Lands Corporation are also tasked with protecting la...
Bengaluru lakes' fate in limbo as 85% of the posts in state body remain vacantThe Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority Act, 2014, was enacted in March 2015. It requires an enforcement wing comprising ...