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Supreme Court Dismisses Karnataka Government Plea On Bengaluru Lakes
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.
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Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake Begins To Froth Once Again
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.
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In Bengaluru, 10-Foot-High Froth At Bellandur Lake After All-Nighter Rain
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.
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In Bengaluru, 5,000 Armymen Fought Raging Fire At Bellandur Lake
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.
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Residents 'Trapped' As Bengaluru Lakes Froth Like Never Before: 10 Points
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...
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Bengaluru's Varthur Lake Now Spews 10-Feet-High Froth
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...
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Foam Spilling Out On Bengaluru Roads, NGT Raps Karnataka Government
The National Green Tribunal today took Karnataka government and its civic authorities to task over foam spilling over into the streets in Bengaluru near the Varthur lake, causing massive traffic jams in the city.
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'Happens Every Year,' Says Chief Minister Siddaramaiah As Bengaluru Lake Shoots Toxic Foam
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.
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Bengaluru Lake: Green Panel Tells Officials To Close 76 Polluting Units
The National Green Tribunal has directed authorities to close 76 polluting industrial units around Bengaluru's Bellandur lake. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the Bengaluru Deputy Commissioner and the authorities concerned to ensure immediate disconnection of water and electricity supply to these plants.
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Among Those Trying To Save Bengaluru Lakes, A 99-Year-Old Freedom Fighter
With lakes in Bengaluru dying a slow death, citizens in the city have decided to take it upon themselves to lead a united fight.
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Bengaluru Lake Being Encroached? 'Alert' Bengaluru Residents Think So
With hundreds of trucks dumping debris on a parcel of land adjoining the nearly 440-acre Varthur Lake in East Bengaluru, some residents of Thubbarhalli and members of Whitefield Rising recorded videos and handed them over to officials. The residents say they believe their vigil has prevented another lake in the city from being encroached.
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Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake, Which Burst Into Flames, Finally Being Cleaned
A walloping from the country's top green court appears to have worked - after years of inaction, Bengaluru's largest lake, Bellandur, a fixture in the headlines because of its regular frothing and flaming, is being cleaned.
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National Green Tribunal Orders Immediate Closure Of Industries Near Bengaluru Lake
The National Green Tribunal today directed an immediate and complete shutdown of all industries around Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake where a mound of garbage was set on fire in February this year.
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White Alert At Bengaluru Lake Again, Froth Flies After Rains In Bellandur
The terrible froth in Bengaluru's Bellandur lake has flared up again after a bout of rain on Sunday. The net that was fixed around the lake to try and hold the foam back collapsed. For the last two days, Gouts of foam with embedded dirt and muck came onto the road, spattering passers-by -the same foam had brought media attention to the plight of th...
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Why Do Bengaluru's Foamy Lakes Need Foreign Help, Ask City Experts
Foam and froth and even flames, all caused by toxic chemicals and untreated sewage have been flowing into the two largest lakes in Bengaluru - Bellandur and Varthur - for decades. Foreign companies are now proposing to clean up the lakes. Last Saturday, experts from a UK firm and an Israeli firm visited Bellandur Lake.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Karnataka Government Plea On Bengaluru Lakes
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.
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Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake Begins To Froth Once Again
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.
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In Bengaluru, 10-Foot-High Froth At Bellandur Lake After All-Nighter Rain
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.
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In Bengaluru, 5,000 Armymen Fought Raging Fire At Bellandur Lake
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.
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Residents 'Trapped' As Bengaluru Lakes Froth Like Never Before: 10 Points
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...
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Bengaluru's Varthur Lake Now Spews 10-Feet-High Froth
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...
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Foam Spilling Out On Bengaluru Roads, NGT Raps Karnataka Government
The National Green Tribunal today took Karnataka government and its civic authorities to task over foam spilling over into the streets in Bengaluru near the Varthur lake, causing massive traffic jams in the city.
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'Happens Every Year,' Says Chief Minister Siddaramaiah As Bengaluru Lake Shoots Toxic Foam
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.
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Bengaluru Lake: Green Panel Tells Officials To Close 76 Polluting Units
The National Green Tribunal has directed authorities to close 76 polluting industrial units around Bengaluru's Bellandur lake. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the Bengaluru Deputy Commissioner and the authorities concerned to ensure immediate disconnection of water and electricity supply to these plants.
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Among Those Trying To Save Bengaluru Lakes, A 99-Year-Old Freedom Fighter
With lakes in Bengaluru dying a slow death, citizens in the city have decided to take it upon themselves to lead a united fight.
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Bengaluru Lake Being Encroached? 'Alert' Bengaluru Residents Think So
With hundreds of trucks dumping debris on a parcel of land adjoining the nearly 440-acre Varthur Lake in East Bengaluru, some residents of Thubbarhalli and members of Whitefield Rising recorded videos and handed them over to officials. The residents say they believe their vigil has prevented another lake in the city from being encroached.
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Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake, Which Burst Into Flames, Finally Being Cleaned
A walloping from the country's top green court appears to have worked - after years of inaction, Bengaluru's largest lake, Bellandur, a fixture in the headlines because of its regular frothing and flaming, is being cleaned.
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National Green Tribunal Orders Immediate Closure Of Industries Near Bengaluru Lake
The National Green Tribunal today directed an immediate and complete shutdown of all industries around Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake where a mound of garbage was set on fire in February this year.
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White Alert At Bengaluru Lake Again, Froth Flies After Rains In Bellandur
The terrible froth in Bengaluru's Bellandur lake has flared up again after a bout of rain on Sunday. The net that was fixed around the lake to try and hold the foam back collapsed. For the last two days, Gouts of foam with embedded dirt and muck came onto the road, spattering passers-by -the same foam had brought media attention to the plight of th...
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Why Do Bengaluru's Foamy Lakes Need Foreign Help, Ask City Experts
Foam and froth and even flames, all caused by toxic chemicals and untreated sewage have been flowing into the two largest lakes in Bengaluru - Bellandur and Varthur - for decades. Foreign companies are now proposing to clean up the lakes. Last Saturday, experts from a UK firm and an Israeli firm visited Bellandur Lake.
