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To save CAG's email id from spam/flood, and also to make sure we can provide correct unique email addresse on each submission, this form is open only for registered users of Praja.in website.

Once you click the form, it sends a mail to CAG, picking your lake, and with the following message. Your email id (as registered with Praja, shown to you on the form) is also sent to CAG.

Dear Sir,

 I am a resident of Bangalore.  As you may be aware, Bangalore has several lakes along the natural valleys for rain water drainage in the city.  Unfortunately, these lakes are suffering from huge pollution issues (among other issues such as land encroachment) that we would like to bring to you attention for the proposed water audit. As an example, please take the case of the Bellandur lake

1. A big fraction of Bangalore's sewage finds its way to this lake, partly thoguh serwer lines and partly through the storm water drainage channels which are adjacent to leaking sewage lines.  Only a fraction of this sewage inflow is treated resulting in pollution of the lake water.

2. As you are aware, sewage often contains industrial waste also, which enters the lake. Documented scientific studies have looked at issues such as heavy metal contamination in this lake habitat

3. In addition, it is well known that many industries dump chemical and other liquid wastes into the lake water. I have personally seen items like broken tubelights  dumped at the ingress to this lake

4. The areas surrounding the lake are now a place for dumping construction / demolition debris

5. Many unregulated private water supply agencies extract contaminated water from location in close proximity to the lake and supply to neighboring apartments and residences that do not have proper piped city water supply.  A case in the lok adalat by the village of Bellandur demanding BWSSB water supply due to contamination of their water wells is a ready reference of the impact.

Kindly consider this lake as a prime example to illustrate the woes of the lakes of Bangalore

regards,

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 I sent out the email. Thank you Pranav for setting this up.  Strongly recommend people send out the email and select Bellandur lake.  This is one of our most studied lakes.  There is a wealth of data in the scientific literature, plus this lakes manifests problems that are present in all other lakes.

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I too have sent out the mail.  Why not try this out for so many of the other issues too? I'll draft one on clearing of footpaths.

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It can't get easier than this, you select a lake, and click 1 button, and and email goes to CAG recommending a Bangalore lake for their study.

We only have 10 clicks on the button so far, need more. Show your concern for our lakes if you do care about them.

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... unless the free discharge of sewerage is permanently stopped or treated by sewage treatment plants? Otherwise lakes are just glorified landfills that breed diseases and white elephants that suck money for regular cleaning. People/organizations will keep dumping solid debris and liquid waste. Also, a majority are encroached and are seldom conducive or used for recreational purposes (that could help recover some cost). Sad though it is, I refuse to click until some kind of preventive measures are taken by BWSSB/BBMP/LDA that prevents this undesirable tamasha. CAG can keep indicting; people will do what they do best - defecate and encroach at will; govt. / govt. agencies will do what they do best - react when there is a hue and cry (otherwise ignore) and spend taxpayers money unwisely. No point unless there is proactive planning and implementation. Now, if we are talking to BWSSB ...

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