Belladur lake on FIRE, leaves bangaloreans eyebrow raised

and ANGRY.
Bellandur Lake is a major water body which is located in one of the three
main valleys of Bangalore. It forms a part of Ponnaiyar River catchment, and
water from Bellandur flows to Varthur Lake, ultimately joining the Pennar
River. Currently, most of Bengaluru's treated and untreated sewage is let into
this lake, severely polluting it, resulting in a depletion of wildlife in and
around the lake. Impact of Urbanization with ongoing to fulfill the
requirements and greed of Humans has cost the lake to lose its glory, forcing
the fauna which was previously dwelling to change habitats. It is currently
highly polluted with sewage, and in May 2015 the foam covering the water
surface caught fire and burned for hours. And this year Chaos around
Bellandur lake after a fire broke out when garbage strewn around it was set
ablaze on Thursday 16th Feb 2017, a fire department official said.

People say Bellandur doesnt have much life left, says Rohan DSouza, an
educator and researcher who has studied the history of lake management in
Bengaluru. Looking at the lake, this seems an understatement. What life
Bellandur has left is just the hardest to kill: proliferating weeds that dont
need much oxygen, resilient catfish, a scattering of confused looking egrets.
How polluted does water have to be to become
flammable?
According to reports, the
lake catches fire because of
the phosphorus and oil on
the surface. Now the citys
largest lake is spilling over
because of the snowy froth
filled with harmful
chemicals. The toxic froth is
caused by allowing
untreated sewage water to
flow into the lakes. It spills
over onto roads and into
drains around the lakes.
However, they are in state of
denial and blamed it on the dry grass in the vicinity rather than accepting
that illegal dumping of garbage on the banks of the lake was probably the
strongest reason for the same. In addition, toxic chemicals from factories and
households are directed to this lake. Residents have kept on knocking at the
governments doors due to the health issues they have been facing apart
from the pungent smell all around, but clearly, adequate measures have not
been taken.

ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY ORDERS INQUIRY

The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board Chairman, Lakshman, has said
that notices have been issued to BBMP, Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewage
Board and other agencies to stop dumping of refuse. The board is in the
process of inspecting STPs in the area, he added.

Ref: Bangalore Mirror

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