Bellandur lake gets Rs 50 crore special fund in state budget

Team Udayavani, Feb 16, 2018, 3:58 PM IST

Bengaluru: Out of the blue the state government has allocated Rs 50 crore in the state budget for Bellandur Lake. This has come as an appreciated move to the urban development division (UDD) authorities and to the individuals from the master committee.

“This has been done in light of open objection in the course two months ago when the lake burst into flames twice. The BDA was always expressing that they lacked funds, now a special fund has been allocated to them to keep up the lake,” an authority said.

The special allocation of fund has likewise been made to BDA, the caretakers of the lake. The burden is currently on them to clean the water body, restore it and coordinate with different organizations to guarantee that the water quality is kept up.

The BDA wants to accelerate the process towards making floodgate doors, fencing the lake, clearing weeds, clearing the dumped weeds around the lake and furthermore obtaining apparatus to clear weeds.

Using these funds, the BDA additionally needs to convey security around the lake to guarantee that no more fire episodes happen. Individuals from the expert committee and local people around the lake have respected the move. They expressed gratitude that the government has begun and put a lasting end to BDA’s excuses.

Some different individuals however opine that there is no requirement for extra supports as it will bring more contractual workers and engineers and consequently scope for corruption. What each and every department needs to do, is organize and guarantee that the 910 acre of lake is all around secured and protected.