₹391 crore Byramangala reservoir reboot plan of Karnataka government ignores root causes polluting Vrishabhavati river in Bengaluru: Report

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Vrishabhavati river, a tributary of the Arkavati river, has been reduced to a canal transporting sewage done  the south-western parts of Bengaluru.

Vrishabhavati river, a tributary of the Arkavati river, has been reduced to a canal transporting sewage done the south-western parts of Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K

A precocious released study alleges that the Karnataka government’s proposal of a ₹391 crore plan to revive the long-contaminated Byramangala reservoir reveals a cardinal disconnect from contamination reality, and fails to address the root of the contamination that has turned into a Vrishabhavati river toxic stream. 

Published - March 13, 2026 01:01 p.m. IST

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