BBMP promise unfulfilled for three days; Local outrage
Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್
Bengaluru: Local people and environmentalists expressed their displeasure as special commissioner Ravindra's promise that the mud spilled in Hoskerehalli Lake was not fulfilled even after three days.
Members of Citizens for Hosakerehalli Lake, Jhatkaa.org and The Indian Ploggers' Army had fought for Hoskerehalli lake that it should be cleared. Responding to this, Ravindra, Special Commissioner of Planning Department of BBMP, visited the place on March 23.
Road is not being built in the lake. Changing the sewer water flow path. For this, mud has been poured to facilitate the movement of lorries and vehicles. He assured the locals that it would be cleared. But on Sunday when we all went to the lake, work was being done by JCBs in the lake as usual. The soil was not removed. The members of the organization complained that when they tried to contact the BBMP officials, no one responded.
A tender has been floated for the development of Hosakere Halli Lake at a cost of ₹9 crore. However, the works have started without this tender work being started. It is said that money will be spent on silt removal now. However, the silt was removed in 2017 by BDA. BBMP engineers have no information about this. Now again they are spending crores for the same work. Srinivas, a local, alleged that all this is a way of looting money.
If you ask the executive engineer who called the tender to inform you about the new tender and give a detailed project report (DPR) of the work you are undertaking, he says that there is no DPR. Tender cannot be called without DPR. Hence it is a violation of tender rules. He demanded that action should be taken against them.
Clearance is done only after completion of work
'Work is being done on one side to make the retaining wall. On the other hand, work is being done to divert sewage water from the solid waste management department under the Shubhra Bangalore project. For this, earth is being poured temporarily and 'ramp' is being made. It will cost ₹10 crore and the work will be done for a few months. Clearance is done only after completion of work. The lake will be fully protected," said Ravindra, Special Commissioner of BBMP Planning Department.
Sewage, soil to Bhimanakatta
Rajarajeshwarinagar Bheemanakatte lake sewage and soil-stone are being poured into Hoskere village. The members of the Bhimanakatte lake protection group complained that they appealed to the BBMP officials and MLAs in this regard but to no avail.
It was requested to remove the silt of the lake and increase the storage capacity. Didn't do that either. Now the sewage water is flowing into the lake from above. This has been requested to be stopped. But, BBMP, BWSSB officials are not responding,' said Balaga K.A. Shiva Gowda said.
If there is any other development in the area surrounding the lake, it will block the flow of water to the Bhimanakatte lake. Therefore, appropriate action should be taken in this regard,' he said.
An unresponsive engineer
In Rajarajeshwari Nagar zone, Hoskarehalli Lake, Bheemanakatte, Mallattahalli, Halagevaderahalli, Kenchenahalli lakes are being developed against the environment and the soil filling is being done. Local residents and lake conservation activists have complained that Shilpa, the engineer of the lakes department of this zone, does not give any information to the citizens.
Shilpa does not give information to the chief engineer either. He is the reason for all the shortcomings in the development of lakes. Rajasekhar alleged that everything is happening as per his wish. Shilpa did not respond to this.
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