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Bengaluru Lake Crisis: No Potable Water In India's 'Silicon Valley'
- Sunday February 22, 2026
- India News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna
According to data published by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, water quality analysis conducted across 147 monitoring locations between April and November 2025 shows that not a single lake in the city consistently met potable or safe bat
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BS Yeddyurappa Promises "Green And Clean" Bengaluru In 2 Years
- Thursday December 17, 2020
- India News | Written by Maya Sharma, Edited by Harish Pullanoor
Bengaluru will soon reclaim its "Garden City" status, with its most annoying elements - choked traffic, polluted and shrinking lakes, and garbage disposal - reducing considerably if Mission Bengaluru 2022, launched today by the Karnataka government, is anything to go by.
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Green Tribunal Imposes Rs 10 Lakh Fine On Karnataka Over Lake Pollution
- Sunday June 21, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed an interim penalty of Rs 10 lakh on the Karnataka government over pollution in the Kithiganahalli Lake, near Bommasandra suburb in Bengaluru, saying criminal offence is being committed by the authorities in not stopping the discharge of pollutants into the water bodies.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Karnataka Government Plea On Bengaluru Lakes
- Saturday November 23, 2019
- Bangalore News | Press Trust of India
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
- Sunday April 21, 2019
- Bangalore News | Edited by Niharika Banerjee
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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Green Tribunal Fines Karnataka Government Rs 50 Crore Over Frothing Bengaluru Lakes
- Thursday December 6, 2018
- Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma
With Bengaluru's lakes making headlines for their froth, flames and overall pollution, the National Green Tribunal today found Karnataka negligent in protecting its water bodies and keeping the city's drains free of encroachments.
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In Bengaluru, 10-Foot-High Froth At Bellandur Lake After All-Nighter Rain
- Tuesday September 25, 2018
- Bangalore News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Shylaja Varma
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
- Friday January 19, 2018
- Bangalore News | Edited by Abhimanyu Bose
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
- Thursday August 17, 2017
- Bangalore News | Reported by Harish Upadhyay, Edited by Shuchi Shukla
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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www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru Lake Crisis: No Potable Water In India's 'Silicon Valley'
- Sunday February 22, 2026
- India News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna
According to data published by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, water quality analysis conducted across 147 monitoring locations between April and November 2025 shows that not a single lake in the city consistently met potable or safe bat
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www.ndtv.com
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BS Yeddyurappa Promises "Green And Clean" Bengaluru In 2 Years
- Thursday December 17, 2020
- India News | Written by Maya Sharma, Edited by Harish Pullanoor
Bengaluru will soon reclaim its "Garden City" status, with its most annoying elements - choked traffic, polluted and shrinking lakes, and garbage disposal - reducing considerably if Mission Bengaluru 2022, launched today by the Karnataka government, is anything to go by.
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www.ndtv.com
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Green Tribunal Imposes Rs 10 Lakh Fine On Karnataka Over Lake Pollution
- Sunday June 21, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed an interim penalty of Rs 10 lakh on the Karnataka government over pollution in the Kithiganahalli Lake, near Bommasandra suburb in Bengaluru, saying criminal offence is being committed by the authorities in not stopping the discharge of pollutants into the water bodies.
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www.ndtv.com
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Supreme Court Dismisses Karnataka Government Plea On Bengaluru Lakes
- Saturday November 23, 2019
- Bangalore News | Press Trust of India
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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www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake Begins To Froth Once Again
- Sunday April 21, 2019
- Bangalore News | Edited by Niharika Banerjee
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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www.ndtv.com
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Green Tribunal Fines Karnataka Government Rs 50 Crore Over Frothing Bengaluru Lakes
- Thursday December 6, 2018
- Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma
With Bengaluru's lakes making headlines for their froth, flames and overall pollution, the National Green Tribunal today found Karnataka negligent in protecting its water bodies and keeping the city's drains free of encroachments.
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www.ndtv.com
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In Bengaluru, 10-Foot-High Froth At Bellandur Lake After All-Nighter Rain
- Tuesday September 25, 2018
- Bangalore News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Shylaja Varma
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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www.ndtv.com
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In Bengaluru, 5,000 Armymen Fought Raging Fire At Bellandur Lake
- Friday January 19, 2018
- Bangalore News | Edited by Abhimanyu Bose
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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www.ndtv.com
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Residents 'Trapped' As Bengaluru Lakes Froth Like Never Before: 10 Points
- Thursday August 17, 2017
- Bangalore News | Reported by Harish Upadhyay, Edited by Shuchi Shukla
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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www.ndtv.com