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After being informed that the water improvement works, which began successful 2022, are yet to beryllium completed, Sushma Godbole, Special Commissioner (Forest, Environment and Climate Change), Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), directed officials to expedite the pending works astatine Hulimavu Lake and instrumentality contiguous steps to forestall sewage from entering the waterbody, which residents said was causing pollution.
Following the inspection, Ms. Godbole instructed Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) officials to expedite the operation of the sewage attraction works (STP) and enactment successful spot measures to guarantee that untreated sewage does not travel into the lake.
The Special Commissioner besides inspected flood-prone areas astir Arekere Lake and directed officials to instrumentality precautionary measures up of the monsoon to forestall flooding. She further instructed the acrophobic departments to instantly relocate optical fibre cables and Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) powerfulness lines that are hindering roadworthy and stormwater drain work.
