BMRCL to restore Kengeri and Veerasandra lakes

Team Udayavani, Jun 16, 2018, 3:52 PM IST

Bengaluru: The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has approached to restore Kengeri and Veerasandra lakes, which are at the edge of extinction. 

Kengeri Lake Development Corporation had called tender in January 2017. “In view of strict standards of the Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority(KLCDA) the project was halted,” authorities said. 

“We arranged the Detailed Project Report (DPR) many years back. It required a considerable measure of investment to get the permit from KLCDA and to vacate the occupation. In addition, it was hard to pull in builders with stringent tender policies,” said an official working for the venture. 

MR Protech Private Limited has been granted the tender and is good to go to develop Kengeri lake by spending Rs.7 crores. “Bengaluru Water Board itself changed the way of sewage ways associated with the lake. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike cleared the wastage,” he said. 

Chief Public Relation Officer of the Corporation U A Vasanth Rao said that they looked for monetary help under organizations’ social obligation fund. Finally, it was chosen that the organization will bear all the expenses.