Reply of the Minor Irrigation Department in the matter of Court on its own motion Vs State of Karnataka & Others dated 11/08/2020. The matter related to allegation of laying of a pipeline along the periphery of Varthur lake by the Minor Irrigation Department and dumping of thousands of cubic meters of C&D debris on the Varthur lake bed.
The Minor Irrigation & Groundwater Development Department had taken up execution of K&C valley lifting of 440 MLD secondary treated sewage water from the Bellandur and K&C valley STPs to Narasapura pond onwards to fill 126 tanks in Kolar district and Chintamani taluk which are drought areas in Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka. The pipeline alignment for K & C valley lift irrigation scheme is approved, along the periphery of Varthur lake. Further, the C&D debris had been removed, the report stated.
Note: The report of the August 11, 2020 was uploaded to the NGT site on February 23, 2021.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/reply-minor-irrigation-department-regarding-laying-pipeline-along-varthur-lake-and-dumping
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Varthur-lake-pipeline-report-NGT.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lake-pollution
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-disposal
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/national-green-tribunal-ngt
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/court
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation