“The idea behind conducting the survey was to identify gaps in fencing and highlight its impact on lakes’ biodiversity. At all seven lakes that we surveyed, multiple gaps in fencing were observed,” said Raghavendra B Pachhapur of ActionAid Association, the NGO that conducted the survey.
The residents revealed that the lake was rejuvenated in 2018-2019, and it remained a beautiful place to visit often. However, over the years, maintenance and monitoring were not carried out, leaving it in a bad condition. While the residents have reached out to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) multiple times for the development of the lake, there has been no initiation from the department to prevent and preserve the lake.
A study conducted on safety and risk assessment of child pedestrians in the VV Puram area showed that children commuting to school on foot have to cross many such hurdles to reach the campus, raising safety concerns.
Bengaluru has 201 lakes covering 6,009.36 acres and most of them have poor ecology and are in dire want of rejuvenation. Month on month, the lakes are classified as category D and E.