Bellandur Lake

Supreme Court Dismisses Karnataka Government Plea On Bengaluru Lakes

Bangalore News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 23, 2019

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by the Karnataka government challenging a National Green Tribunal order asking it to deposit Rs 500 crore in an escrow account for failure to check pollution in three lakes in Bengaluru.

Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake Begins To Froth Once Again

Bangalore News | Edited by Niharika Banerjee | Sunday April 21, 2019

Bengaluru's Bellandur lake, infamous for its pollution, has started to froth once again. Giant chunks of smelly, white froth - that looked like cotton - could be seen spilling around residential neighbourhood.

In Bengaluru, 10-Foot-High Froth At Bellandur Lake After All-Nighter Rain

Bangalore News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday September 25, 2018

Bengaluru's Bellandur lake, infamous for its pollution, spewed froth and foam on to the busy roads surrounding it on Tuesday after overnight rain. Giant chunks of smelly, white froth - that looked like cotton - was carried up in the air and spread across the busy locality as cars and motorbikes passed by.

Froth From Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake Reaches Kolar District

Karnataka News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday July 24, 2018

The sewage-filled froth of Bengaluru's Bellandur lake has now reached a Rs 1,400-crore water project in Kolar district, around 70 km away from the state capital.

Largest Septic Tank In Bengaluru, Says Report On City's Bellandur Lake

Bangalore News | Edited by Anuj Pant | Thursday June 14, 2018

Bengaluru's Bellandur lake has become the largest septic tank in the city due to "sheer callousness and indifference", according to a damning report from a committee mandated by the National Green Tribunal or Green Court, adding that there was "not even one millilitre" of clean water in the lake.

Green Court Raps Karnataka Over Bellandur, Forms Panel To Inspect Lakes

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 11, 2018

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today slammed the Karnataka government over its action plan on Bengaluru's Bellandur lake and formed a committee to inspect the lakes in the city.

Smoke Billows From Bellandur Lake After Fire Doused

Bangalore News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 20, 2018

Black smoke continued to billow from the Bellandur lake on Saturday, hours after a huge fire close to a nearby Army firing range was doused in a massive operation involving more than 5,000 armymen and fire fighters.

In Bengaluru, 5,000 Armymen Fought Raging Fire At Bellandur Lake

Bangalore News | Edited by Abhimanyu Bose | Friday January 19, 2018

At Bengaluru's 1,000-acre Bellandur Lake, infamous for pollution and toxic foam, a massive fire broke out this afternoon. It took more than 5,000 army personnel and fire-fighting equipment to bring the fire that raged for seven hours under control.

Green Court Summons Top Karnataka Officials Over Bellandur Lake Frothing

Bangalore News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 20, 2017

The National Green Tribunal has summoned top officials of the Karnataka government to explain what action they have taken to clean the Bellandur lake in Bengaluru, where carcinogenic foam has been frothing again over the past few days.

Residents 'Trapped' As Bengaluru Lakes Froth Like Never Before: 10 Points

Bangalore News | Reported by Harish Upadhyay, Edited by Shuchi Shukla | Thursday August 17, 2017

After the city's heaviest August rain in a century, two giant lakes in Bengaluru are spewing so much toxic foam that residents who live near them have reportedly complained that they are having to stay indoors. On Wednesday, the froth, a stinking cocktail of chemicals and untreated sewage dumped in the lakes, rose to over 10 feet in the Varthur Lak...

Bengaluru's Varthur Lake Now Spews 10-Feet-High Froth

India News | Reported by Harish Upadhya, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Wednesday August 16, 2017

Overnight rains, Bengaluru's heaviest in August in a century, has the city's Varthur Lake spewing foam and froth like never before. On Wednesday, the foam caused by toxic chemicals and untreated sewage in the lake rose to over 10 feet along the tall fence erected to keep the stinking cocktail of pollutants from spilling on to road in Varthur Kodi l...

Bengaluru Flooded After Night-Long Rain, Heaviest Since 1890

Bangalore News | Written by Harish Upadhya | Wednesday August 16, 2017

Dirty, foul-smelling froth was back in Bengaluru's Bellandur lake and spraying passing motorists on Tuesday after a night of heavy rain, the worst in the city in August since 1890.

'Better Take Steps': Green Court Warns Karnataka On Bellandur Frothing

South | Written by Sidharth Pandey | Thursday June 1, 2017

The country's top green court today issued a strong warning to the Karnataka government and the civic authorities of state capital Bengaluru for failing to control the pollution in the frothing, fuming Bellandur lake. The state had been given a month's deadline to clean up the lake, which gets over on May 19, but has failed to finish the job.

National Green Tribunal Refuses To set Aside Closure Of Auto Dealers Near Lake

South | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 31, 2017

A total of 76 polluting industries around the lake were shut down by the authorities in pursuance to the green panel's order after a mound of garbage was set on fire in February this year, leading to massive pollution in the area.

'Happens Every Year,' Says Chief Minister Siddaramaiah As Bengaluru Lake Shoots Toxic Foam

Bangalore News | Reported by Harish Upadhya, Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Monday May 29, 2017

No problem, it happens every year, Karnataka's Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said, as Bengaluru's Varthur Lake froths and shoots toxic foam at motorists passing by. Pre-monsoon rain has meant more froth in the past week and people driving past the lake on the arterial Whitefield Road have had a tough time evading the flying clouds of chemical.