BENGALURU: The state government has woken up from its slumber to check the stench and foam emanating from grimy Bellandur lake through short-term and long-term measures.
On Saturday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who chaired a meeting with senior cabinet ministers and officers of BBMP, BDA and BMRDA, on infrastructure projects and garbage spillover, also sought an update on problems faced by residents living near the polluted lake.
He was informed by officers of BBMP that large quantity of effluents flowing into the water body was the cause for pollution.
In order to check the effluents, sewage treatment plants (STP) would be established at four locations at a cost of Rs 350 crore with Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) providing Rs 100 crore, and funds from the Union government under Amruth scheme, they told Mr Siddaramaiah.
Besides, to prevent further pollution of the lake, civic authorities have decided to direct apartment complexes to install STPs and this activity would be monitored by special squads. BDA has prepared a detailed project report on long term measures to rejuvenate Bellanduru lake, and this would be submitted to the Union government for fiscal aid, chief secretary Koushik Mukherjee told the media after the meeting.
Tender Sure: CM unhappy
The Chief Minister has expressed his displeasure over the delay in completion of 'Tender Sure' projects. He said he would not tolerate anymore delays in completion of these projects, and directed officers of BBMP to co-operate in this regard.
Mr Siddaramaiah directed the authorities concerned to complete several projects including an underpass at Okalipuram junction, skywalks near Esteem mall at Hebbal and near Mannyata teck park. He also instructed them to construct elevated flyover or underpass at K.R.Puram junction to ease the flow of traffic.
The government's new minister Bengaluru development, Mr K.J. George, transport minister Ramalinga Reddy, food and civil supplies minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, Mayor Manjunath, BBMP commissioner Kumar Naik and senior officials of BDA and BBMP attended the meeting.
