One more water body in the City appears to be disappearing fast, with hunderds of truckloads of soil being dumped into Chunchaghatta lake.

The People’s Campaign for Right to Water (PCRW), a non-government organisation, which noticed the illegal activity, has lodged a complaint with the chief secretary to the State government, commissioners of BBMP and BDA, deputy commissioner of Bangalore Urban district, Bangalore South tahsildar, Lake Development Authority and Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force, but to no avail.

The Forest department is eyeing the money available under corporate social responsibility funds (CSR) of various companies to develop forests.

It was a pleasant morning surprise for people at Bilikere village in Hunsur taluk of Mysore when they found knee-deep water in the local Doddakere tank.

Bangalore Urban district in-charge minister Ramalinga Reddy took Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials to task for not implementing waste management effectively.

Screen Grab of Kaikondrahalli lake

The ongoing flora and fauna survey by green groups at Kaikondrahalli lake has led to the identification of a variety of new species.
Around 43 species of birds, 26 species of reptiles and 3,000 plants comprising at least 33 varieties have been identified during the survey that started about seven months ago. Volunteers and local citizens were roped in to identify and list the various flora and fauna species.

Carved out of RDPR, it will function by August 15

A new department will be carved out of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Department to take care of drinking water and sanitation requirements in rural areas. The department will come into existence by August 15.

Farmers, elected representatives in Kodagu district want route realigned

 The controversial proposal to draw a high tension power transmission line from Kaiga in Uttara Kannada district to Kerala via Kodagu and Mysore districts is back in focus with the State government seeking a report on the pros and cons of the proposed project of the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL).

The State government has declared the areas affected by the recent hailstorm disaster-hit, and will hand out compensation to the affected farmers over and above the National Disaster Relief Fund (N

But Hassan district may have shortage this time
going down: The dipping water level in the Hemavathi reservoir may hit water supply to Hassan town. DH photo

Cities like Mysore, Bangalore and Mandya may not face a drinking water problem this year, with the Krishnarajasagar (KRS) and Kabini reservoirs recording enough storage. But things do not appear to be too rosy for Hassan that depends on the Hemavathi reservoir for its water needs.

BWSSB's threat of disconnecting water supply turns hollow
The BWSSB chairman, M S Ravishankar, has admitted that the board had not been able to disconnect water supply in case of non-compliance.

Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is yet to attain success in the City, although the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has made it mandatory in accordance with law.