Deccan Herald 18.12.2013
Palike to rejuvenate Kempambudhi Lake
One of City’s oldest lakes, Kempambudhi, will be revived soon.
During
an inspection on Wednesday, Mayor B S Satyanarayana directed various
civic agencies to prepare an action plan to rejuvenate the water body
and start working on the project in a month.
He told officials to arrange funds for the purpose.
Accompanied by Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike
(BBMP) Commissioner M Lakshminarayana, he directed Bangalore Water
Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) chief engineer to divert sewage away
from the lake, while instructing the revenue officials to survey the
lake on a priority basis and carry out eviction drive. Local MLA R V
Devaraj said that about six acre of the lake land has been encroached
upon and the eviction drive would begin on Sunday.
Responding to
complaints by residents about dumping of debris in and around the lake,
Satyanarayana and Lakshminarayana directed the ward and zonal officers
to initiate stringent action against truck owners.
At the
Basavanagudi market, the mayor directed officials to construct a
multi-storey parking lot to rid the area of traffic congestion due to
parking of vehicles on roadside.
