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The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) informed the court that the proposal of Abhishek Builders and Mantri Developers to build an 18–floor luxury apartment block near the Sankey Tank has been turned down as gross violations were noted under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act and the Water (Prevention and Control ...
The Karnataka government set up the Lake Development Authority (LDA) in July 2002, with an initial mandate of regeneration and conservation of lakes within BMRDA jurisdiction. [4] [5] While LDA's scope was large, it was reduced to giving clearance to lake related projects. It was considered ineffective in dealing with encroachments. [6]
Lakes are called keres (ಕೆರೆ) in Kannada language, [2] and are traditionally referred to as tanks. [3] Researcher Rohan D'Souza has suggested that the concept of 'kere' and 'lake' differ; for example the former also refers to the wetland and bund while the latter focuses more on a body of water surrounded by land. [4]
In 2017 he started doing social work of lake conservation with the Sansera Foundation, alongside B. Muthuraman, [4] to initiate the restoration project for Kyalasanahalli Lake near Anekal. [5] [6] In 2019, he founded the Malligavad Foundation and left his engineering profession to the cause of water conservation.
The Karnataka government on 3 December 2011 unveiled a five-year action plan to fully use its share of water in the Krishna River basin. Stage III of UKP would use 130 tmcft of water. The Karnataka government would be spending ₹ 17,000 crore (US$2.0 billion) to complete the third stage of the project.
To further address water supply issues, BWSSB has studied the rainwater harvesting (RWH) techniques used in Chennai, where such methods have greatly reduced water shortage issues. RWH methods are becoming mandatory in Bangalore. [5] In addition, in April 2007, BWSSB issued a moratorium on new building hookups to the water system. [8]
It is a fresh water lake created in the year 1894 across the Arkavathy River to meet the drinking water needs of the city. Sir K. Seshadri Iyer, the then Dewan of erstwhile Mysore state and the then Chief Engineer of Mysuru , M. C. Hutchins, planned to build the scheme called the "Chamarajendra Water Works" to store a three-years' water supply ...
The third Elephant Camp at Harangi was inaugurated on October 10, 2022. This is the third elephant campu in Kodagu, and the ninth elephant camp in Karnataka. The park occupies 40 acres (16 ha) on the right bank of the reservoir. The State Government had released Rs. 80 lakhs for the project to ease the burden of the existing elephant camps. The ...