Vrikshamitra Foundation News Today

The aerial photos will cover the boundaries of the lakes and help residents determine the current lake area. The images will then be overlaid with the official maps of the lake available with the Revenue Department to calculate the total encroachment so far. Apart from highlighting encroachments, the initiative is also expected to spot polluted water entering through any of the inlets.

Locals say they have approached officials from the Minor Irrigation Department apartment for the revival of the water body, which has been receiving a lot of untreated industrial waste from the Jigani Industrial area. They also allege that a private layout is being set up on the buffer zone of the lake.