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Lakes - BBMP/BDA spending

10 November 2008 - 12:04am — silkboard

After govt handed upkeep of some lakes from LDA to BWSSB, and in the midst of courts asking LDA to stop privatizing lakes (See Hindu news report, a victory for ESG and Leo, great show!), last week saw BBMP and BDA floating tenders for works on some lakes

Water water everywhere

21 October 2008 - 1:42am — silkboard

Did you too notice a spate of water supply related news and announcements recently? Perhaps some influential individual or minister has water on his mind. Have a look:

Poor lakes....

17 October 2008 - 9:14am — Ravi_D

Seen this interesting article in DH on state of KLDA?

Summary: Budget allocation - Rs 3.15 Cr for 40,000 lakes in the state. Karnataka Lake Development Authority has 4 officers and 6 contract employees, 1 vehicle and 1 telephone for the whole state!.

'Rs 3 crore goes down the drain' - Belandur Lake works

30 September 2008 - 7:18pm — silkboard

In case you didn't read this today:

Rs 3 crore goes down the drain
CAG Unearths Major Irregularities In Bellandur Lake Rejuvenation Project
Vinay Madhav | TNN

Need for a water regulatory authority

9 July 2008 - 8:46am — tsubba

Latha K. Rao Chairperson BWSSB.

source: Zenrainman's channel http://youtube.com/user/z...

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The OORU-NEERU Water Walk

29 June 2008 - 9:14am — tsubba

Start: 29 Jun 2008 09:08

End: 6 Jul 2008 09:08

Timezone: Asia/Calcutta

Attention shutterbugs and bangalore enthusiasts!! An excellent oppurtunity to show your camers skills and to get some insider gyaan on water in bangalore from S. Vishwanath. The OORU-NEERU Water Walk will look at the Hesarghatta reservoir and its current state. A siphon provided as an overflow mechanism, another unique structure worth a closer look, remnants of a brick aqueduct and a small temple on the bund are some of the other facets that will be looked upon during this walk. http://bcp.wikidot.com/ci... The Hessarghatta Urban Space Event is being organised for the Bangalore City Project by S. Vishwanath, (www.rainwaterclub.org and www.arghyam.org) who writes extensively on water issues.

Privatisation of Lakes:

20 June 2008 - 4:45pm — murali772

The 'Hasiru Usiru', along with a few other organisations, is organising a human chain to "Protect Our Lakes for Posterity" on Sunday, the 22nd June, at Agara lake, Koramangala.

Even with my not being against the Hebbal lake 'maintenance arrangement'(with the Oberoi's), I have signed their online petition, because I am dead against the Nagavara and Agara deals.

BWSSB's plans

18 June 2008 - 7:59am — tsubba

Finally, a plan/proposal/idea that shows some clear out of the box thinking and goes beyond the currently fashionable gospels of maintenance, sustenance and development models. In rediscovering the original purpose of many of these man-made lakes of bangalore - as a source of potable water - bwssb might have hit upon a truely sustainable 'novel' idea to save our lakes.

Agara lake conversion stirring up protests

18 April 2008 - 10:27am — pradeep

Hi all friends,

I would like all the members to go through this link. Its sad that our own Govt. is messing up our Paradise.Even the Yediyur lake, agara lake, bellendur,hebbal lakes condition is worst. Soon Prestige Group or Mantri or Kantri paradise will acquire...

Facelift for lakes - just new fences or more?

16 April 2008 - 1:14am — silkboard

Back in January, BBMP had announced that it planned facelift for 17 lakes in and around the city. Cant find any newspaper articles to quote from, but this blog has it (17 lakes ...).

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