Lake Development AuthorityBangalore

Dr. Ravi Ralph IFSChief Executive Officer

About the Institution and scope:

Instituted as a Society in 2002Preservation and maintenance of all lakes in the metropolitan areas in Karnataka.For sake of convenience and closer monitoring lakes distributed in the custody of various departments.

Progress in Lake DevelopmentThe Action plan approved by the Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka Committee provides for : Survey and demarcation of the lake.Eviction of encroachment if any.Installing boundary fence.Stop the inflow of raw pollution into the lake.Strengthening the basic structures of the lake.De-silting, de-weeding, laying of embankments and rejuvenation of lakes

Accordingly following progress:

BBMP - 55 lakes - 21 lakes developedBDA - 123 lakes - 12 lakes developedKFD - 5 lakes - 1 lake developedLDA - 4 lakes - 3 lakes developed

16 NLCP assisted Lake Development projects.11 NLCP projects are completed.Lake prioritization list prepared according to NLCP guidelines.Technical Committee scrutinizes the DPRs before submission.Collection of GPS readings for all the water bodies in Bangalore district is in progress and GPS readings for about 500 lakes have been collected.Digitization of lakes as per Revenue records is planned.Basic data of all the lakes are being established.

Concerns

Lakes in Bangalore extremely polluted.Bellandur lake

Biratena Agrahara lake

Storm water drains either choked, encroached or diverted

Ibbalur

Jaraganahalli

Challakere lake

Diverted RajkaluveAt Agara lake

At Madivala lake

Large scale encroachment of lakesSingasandra lake

Konappana Agrahara lake

Kodagi Singasandra lake

Kacharakanahalli lake

Kacharakanahalli lake

Kacharakanahalli lake

Preservation of breached lakes

Malathalli lake

Kelaginakere Byrasandra lake

Conversion to dry lakes

Subedaranakere lake

Subedaranakere lake

Limitations of LDA

Draft KLDA Bill pending

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