Residents complain about lack of maintenance after Lake rejuvenation by Infosys Foundation Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra visited the Hebbal Lake yesterday evening to assess its development and management. Accompanying the DC were officials from Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), Hootagalli City Municipal Council, Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB), Karnataka State Pollution Control…
Sewage water overflowing on Hebbal Lake Road
June 20, 2023Sewage water is seen overflowing on the road near Hebbal Lake in city since a week. With foul smell emanating from it, residents and morning walkers are finding it difficult to bear the stench. Residents and public have urged the authorities concerned to take steps to rectify the problem and safeguard them from unhygienic environment…
Sewage chokes Hebbal Lake
January 1, 2023Lake filled with untreated effluents, plastic, animal waste Mysore/Mysuru: Dumping of untreated sewage is impacting the ecosystem of the once clean and green Hebbal Lake. Black sewage, animal waste, plastic bottles and containers have been let out into the Lake through a major inlet and every day, gallons of untreated sewage enters the lake, killing…
Agricultural fields inundated as Hebbal Lake canal breaches
October 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The canal carrying overflowing water from Hebbal Lake has breached, flooding the nearby agricultural fields. With rains pouring continuously since four days, the Hebbal Lake is full and a large quantity of water is overflowing into the canal which has been constructed to carry overflowing water from the Lake. With continuous downpour, a large…
Tonnes of fish die at Hebbal Lake: Effluents flow unabated; turns fresh water green
April 17, 2022Pollution Control Board officials collect samples; dead fish cleared using coracles, fish nets Mysore/Mysuru: Woken up by thousands of dead and rotting fish at Hebbal Lake, officials from the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) have collected samples of water that enters into the Lake. The heavy water with a heady mix of industrial effluents…
Lake of dead fish at Hebbal
April 16, 2022Pristine picnic spot turns smelly with rotting fish, industrial effluents Mysore/Mysuru: Barely two years after it was rejuvenated, Mysuru’s Hebbal Lake has shown signs of dying again. Thousands of dead fish washed ashore makes it clear that more pollutants than fresh water are discharged into the Lake again from the industries located around it. Dead…
After rejuvenation by Infosys Foundation…: Hebbal Lake now open for rampant fishing
November 9, 2021Over fishing depriving migratory birds of food; Fishing tender handed over for a paltry Rs. 1,450 per year; Residents demand its scrapping Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government’s move to hand over the rejuvenated Hebbal Lake for rampant fishing activities has upset the residents, morning walkers and environmental activists. The Zilla Panchayat Department of Fisheries has already…
Problems caused by Hebbal Lake to be brought to the notice of Minister
August 10, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The problems caused by the rejuvenated Hebbal Lake to the farmers close to the lake will be brought to the notice of Minister S.T. Somashekar, who was previously Mysuru District in-Charge Minister. A decision in this regard was taken at the meeting of Hebbal Kere Ulisi Horata Samithi and farmers at Kumbarakoppal here recently….
Hebbal Lake gets six aerators
March 24, 2021Infosys Foundation acts swiftly after dead fish float in the water body Mysore/Mysuru: Acting swiftly on the fish death at the rejuvenated Hebbal Lake, the Infosys Foundation has installed six aerators inside the Lake and commissioned all of them. Recently, there were reports of fish deaths in Hebbal Lake and the reports highlighted that hundreds…
State tourism may be hit if Corona crisis continues: Minister
March 13, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Tourism industry is likely to be hit this year if COVID-19 pandemic crisis continues, opined Tourism Minister C.P. Yogeeshwar. “Last year, Karnataka faced the impact of Corona. The pandemic has continued this year too. Till the threat of virus reduces, tourists from other States may not take the risk to come here,” the Minister…
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