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₹4 crore from BBMP for redevelopment; Sewerage will not stop
Kere Manjunath, 4 January 2023
Bengaluru: The Amrutha Halli lake, which was developed three years ago by the Bengaluru Development Authority at a cost of ₹5 crore, is a garbage dump, and the BBMP has again proposed to develop it again at a cost of ₹4 crore.
After a lot of struggles by the locals, BDA decided to develop the Amrutha Halli lake in 2015. A few encroachments were left, a fence was put up, a bund was built, and a walking path was also developed. BDA made the lake an orphan after spending over ₹5 crore. Amrutha Halli lake, which was developed without preventing the flow of sewage water, became an unmaintained poisoning site.
For three years, the locals have been appealing for the cleaning of the lake, but no one, including the public representatives and officials, has listened. However, after the transfer of the lake from BDA to BBMP, the development project of Amrut Halli lake got started. Under the 15th finance plan, BBMP has taken up the development of the lake at a cost of ₹4 crore. In May 2022, although the project was technically approved, the work did not start.
After the development of Lake, BDA did nothing except cut the tape. Amrutha Halli Lake, contrary to its name, became another poison site. It became impossible to go to the lake without maintenance. The sewage water is flowing directly into the lake, and it is overflowing. The reed is full. Jayalakshmi, a local, complained that when the election comes, the lake is remembered.
BDA has developed many facilities including climbing, fencing, chain link. However, lakhs of rupees are being spent on the same facilities, i.e., removing fencing and putting up fencing again,' complained Rajesh.
The development of BDA was not right. Dirty was flowing. Again, handed over to BBMP and is being developed again. Now some work has started," said Devaraj Gowda, president of the Amrutnagar Residents' Welfare Association.
Work begins...
Earlier BDA had developed. But Amrutha Halli lake is now full of dirty. Throwing it out, we are installing a pipeline to prevent the flow of sewage water. The dewatering work has started, and we will finish the development work soon. The approval of DPR by Lake Development Authority was delayed. Hence, the start of work was also delayed," said Akshat, Assistant Executive Engineer, Lakes Department, BBMP.
Again ₹4.75 lakh for DPR
BDA had spent everything including the Detailed Project Report (DPR) to develop the Amrutha Halli Lake. But now BBMP has done DPR again. It cost ₹4.75 lakh including GST. But in this also no action has been taken to prevent sewage water from entering the lake.
Amrutha Halli has only one input. There is only sewage water in Rajakaluve coming from Sahakara Nagar. If this is prevented from coming, water will not flow into the lake from anywhere. Another flow is on the side of the lake, crossing it. Fencing was done by BDA. Doing the same thing again. Instead of spending crores of rupees again, a water treatment plant (STP) would have been enough. Apart from that, much attention has been paid to the beautification of the lake. I don't know how the lake development authority gave permission for this,' complained Kiran, a local.
BBMP going to spend like this...
- 24 acres: Area of Amrutha Halli lake
- ₹4 crore: Total amount sanctioned for lake development
- ₹61.17 lakh: Lake roadside fencing, lake re-fencing
- ₹54.46 lakh: U-shaped drain construction
- ₹43.92 lakh: Regrading Diversion arrangement
- ₹36.25 lakh: Formation of open Ground
- ₹34.20 lakh: Dewatering and desilt the lake
- ₹32.98 lakh: Silt trap construction
- ₹26.71 lakh: Chain-link fencing
- ₹21.69 lakh: Formation of Walkway Bund & Improvements bund
- ₹16.86 lakh: Rock-fill embankment
- ₹10 lakh: Construction of Inlet, Toilet, Drainage Development
- ₹7.29 lakh: Drainage at the entrance
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