District Minister S.T. Somashekar visits rejuvenated Hebbal Lake
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration has been directed to look for sponsorships from various industry bodies and companies to rejuvenate Lakes under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds. District Minister S.T. Somashekar was speaking to reporters at the once dead Hebbal Lake that has been given a new lease of life by Infosys Foundation. The Lake has been rejuvenated in the biggest and successful lake conservation project under the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) model in the State.
Infosys Foundation joined hands with the Mysuru District Administration and other stakeholders and has conserved the 48-acre Lake after the Foundation pumped in a whopping Rs. 30 crore funding for restoration works under CSR funds. The Lake campus has been beautified, re-attracting various species of birds.