According to reports; three major lakes-Varthur,Bellandur and Challaghatta of Bengaluru recieve more than 500 million litres of untreated waste daily.The environmentalists and ecologists have raised their concern towards the worsening situation. The recent living incidents of Varthur and Bellandur lakes will explain how water pollution has become environmental catastrophe inviting danger to human life and other natural biological population in the form of plants and animals.
Unbridled toxins are being released in the form of untreated sewage water for a long time in Varthur lake. The concentration of pollutants has created a dangerous situation. The high phosphate level mixed with urine concentration is creating formation of heavy froth and foam.
The untreated sewage and waste from detergent industries dumped in the Bellandur lake is reported to have caught fire.According to a team of researchers from Indian Institute of Science ( IISC) fire has been due to the large amount of industrial effluents present in the water body. These effluents resulted in the formation of froth which eventually caught fire on 16th May 2015.The reports further go to explain that Bellandur lake, the 200 yr old recognized water body and such other water bodies, are facing gradual death being choked by city sewage consisting of domestic and industrial effluents gradually turning the lakes into pool of filth with crust of foam and layers of weed.According to findings published in a study suggest that the pathetic status of wet lands in Bengaluru are epitome of insufficient and uncoordinated governance. In fact when these water bodies were transferred from forest department to the civic bodies the situation started to worsen.Rampant corruption, callous attitude mismanagement and utter negligence has brought the situation to what we are witnessing today. The follow up actions of government bodies still are insufficient and slow The bio remedial rejuvenation scheme of government started 3 years ago has had no significant effect,The alarming. proportions suggest the actions of Govt have to be on war footing.
The people living in the affected areas are scared and worried for their health for the fear of spread of skin.and respiratory diseases.
Lakes are built upon aquifers. If unchecked, the pollution of lakes is bound to pollute the ground water.
Unbridled toxins are being released in the form of untreated sewage water for a long time in Varthur lake. The concentration of pollutants has created a dangerous situation. The high phosphate level mixed with urine concentration is creating formation of heavy froth and foam.
The untreated sewage and waste from detergent industries dumped in the Bellandur lake is reported to have caught fire.According to a team of researchers from Indian Institute of Science ( IISC) fire has been due to the large amount of industrial effluents present in the water body. These effluents resulted in the formation of froth which eventually caught fire on 16th May 2015.The reports further go to explain that Bellandur lake, the 200 yr old recognized water body and such other water bodies, are facing gradual death being choked by city sewage consisting of domestic and industrial effluents gradually turning the lakes into pool of filth with crust of foam and layers of weed.According to findings published in a study suggest that the pathetic status of wet lands in Bengaluru are epitome of insufficient and uncoordinated governance. In fact when these water bodies were transferred from forest department to the civic bodies the situation started to worsen.Rampant corruption, callous attitude mismanagement and utter negligence has brought the situation to what we are witnessing today. The follow up actions of government bodies still are insufficient and slow The bio remedial rejuvenation scheme of government started 3 years ago has had no significant effect,The alarming. proportions suggest the actions of Govt have to be on war footing.
The people living in the affected areas are scared and worried for their health for the fear of spread of skin.and respiratory diseases.
- Few suggestions or steps required to be taken-
- Identify the sources polluting the water bodies.
- Serve notices on violating the norms.
- Take immediate action to stop further discharge in the lakes.
- Ensure operation of sewage water treatment plants is compulsory.
- Strictly monitor the actions and enforce the safety provisions.
- Dredging the lakes and removal pf pollutants and weeds from lakes.
Lakes are built upon aquifers. If unchecked, the pollution of lakes is bound to pollute the ground water.
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