Each and every time it rains in Bengaluru, there is one place dreaded the most by citizens of this metropolis – Bellandur Lake. Not only does the froth coming out from this heavily polluted lake spill on roads, but also flies to nearby homes and their compounds.
But this time around, such problems have not been seen by the commuters who pass through that side of the town. It is mostly due to the short term measures that were put in place by the authorities.
Shalini, a Bellandur resident and member of the expert committee on saving the lake told India Today that, “It’s the sprinklers fixed in some 100 meters from where it normally foams”. She added, after it rained heavily on Tuesday night, we thought the the lake would froth again next morning. But to their surprise, it didn’t.
“I think these polluting industries should get stopped and Pollution Control Board officials should visit each and every apartment to ensure their sewage treatment plants are working properly,” she said.
Most of the residents of Bellandur are hoping that if the inflow of untreated water into Bellandur lake would reduce to 100MLD by December 2017 then lot of things will change.
Recently, The State Pollution Control Board had issued notices to apartments asking them to install sewage treatment plants by December end or face legal action. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has also issued notices to 356 apartments near the lake that have not installed sewage treatment plants yet. So far, out of 755 apartments, about 356 have not yet followed the NGT rules.
According to the water and sewerage board officials, the quantity of wastewater flowing in the Koramangala and Challaghatta Valley towards Bellandur and Varthur lakes is about 576 million litres per day. However, it is estimated that 66.89 MLD comes from apartments only.
