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Gateway To Kerala Backwaters A Sewage Dump "Floating With Filth": Report
Kerala's once scenic Ashtamudi Lake, described as the gateway to the state's backwaters and preferred by tourists world over for houseboat rides, has become a dump site for sewage which is slowly choking it to death, according to a KeLSA inspection.
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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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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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Protests in Bengaluru to Save Yamlur Lake, Where Flames Erupted
The condition of Bengaluru's lakes continues to be a cause of concern. On Wednesday, protests erupted at the Yamlur Lake, from which flames have been surfacing the last few days due to heightened pollution levels.
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First Froth, Now Flames in a Lake in Bengaluru
In Bengaluru, the sight of thick froth on a lake is strange enough. For the past few nights, people have noticed an even more unusual phenomenon - a lake in flames.
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Gateway To Kerala Backwaters A Sewage Dump "Floating With Filth": Report
Kerala's once scenic Ashtamudi Lake, described as the gateway to the state's backwaters and preferred by tourists world over for houseboat rides, has become a dump site for sewage which is slowly choking it to death, according to a KeLSA inspection.
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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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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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Protests in Bengaluru to Save Yamlur Lake, Where Flames Erupted
The condition of Bengaluru's lakes continues to be a cause of concern. On Wednesday, protests erupted at the Yamlur Lake, from which flames have been surfacing the last few days due to heightened pollution levels.
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First Froth, Now Flames in a Lake in Bengaluru
In Bengaluru, the sight of thick froth on a lake is strange enough. For the past few nights, people have noticed an even more unusual phenomenon - a lake in flames.
