Bring Back the Lakes Revival of Bengaluru Lakes Date: 13 th June’2016 Karnataka Lake Conservation & Development Authority (KLCDA)
PART -I – AN OVERVIEW Brief History The City built by Sri.Kempegowda, 468 years ago, has well- developed natural drainage system. Bangalore had more than 400 lakes, interlinked by a system of canals (Rajakalave) that followed the natural gradient of the land in which excess water from one lake would flow through waste-weirs into the next lake/ tank, thereby preventing flooding. This system could be maintained for a long time, through the colonial period, till more recent times. This has contributed enormously for creating micro climate in the City as well high level of recharging of ground water in the city.
Lakes of Bengaluru • Bangalore - “The City of Lakes” • Kempegowda (16 th Century) - Founder of Bangalore - Established several tanks for • Drinking • Irrigation • Domestic purposes • Maintain the water-table • Flood mitigation Water bodies Area in Acres • To enhance the beauty of ‘Garden Kere/ Lake > 3 City’ Gokatte 1-3 Kunte < 1
Details of BBMP areas & Water supply/ Waste water generation in Bengaluru (BWSSB) Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Plaike (BBMP) comprises of 800 Sq Kms consists of core area (245 Sq Kms), erstwhile CMC/ TMC (330 Sq Kms) and 110 Villages (225 Sq Kms) BWSSB is supplying 1400 MLD of water from River Cauvery. It is estimated that about 250 MLD water is utilized from bore well supply (public + private). Total water supply is 1650 MLD. Out of the quantity of water supplied, 80% will convert in to wastewater. It is estimated that 40% of the quantity of wastewater generated will flow towards Vrishabhavathi valley, 40% towards Koramangala and Challaghatta Valley and 20% towards Hebbal valley. Vrishabhavathi valley joins Arkavathy river which in turn joins River Cauvery at Sangam, Kanakapura taluk. Koramangala, Challaghatta and Hebbal valleys joins South Pinakini river which in turn joins Penniyar river.
As on today, core area & erstwhile CMC/ TMC area covering 550 Sq Kms is supplied with Cauvery water and rest depends on bore well water (public & private). Core area is provided with UGD network of 3300 Kms lateral and 300 Kms of sub-mains, mains and trunk sewers. Laterals are repaired/ replaced/ rehabilitated as and when required with Board funds and in case of sub-mains, mains and trunk sewers involves huge costs depends on outside/ external funding In respect of erstwhile CMC/ TMC area, providing of UGD network is in progress under KMRP/ JnNURUM/ State/ Board funds. Laterals of 2400 Kms and submains/mains/ trunk sewers of 340 Kms is being provided as UGD. Work is in progress and expected to be completed by end of 2016. Contd ….
Contd …. With respect to 110 Villages, a Detailed Project Report costing Rs.2800 Cr for water supply component and Rs.2300 Cr for UGD facilities including Road restoration totalling to Rs.5100 Cr is approved by GoK, cleared by CPHEEO and now it is with DEA for external funding from JICA. The project includes water supply and 2590 Kms of UGD network. Requires 4 to 5 years for completion when once it is approved.
Wastewater Treatment – Existing – 14 Nos. – 721 MLD capacity – treating up to 80% capacity due to connectivity problem – works are under progress – full capacity utilization by end of 2016 Under Constructions – 10 Nos. – 336 MLD capacity – expected to be completed – K & C Valley by March 2017 – V Valley by end of 2018 Some of the projects of BWSSB are recently approved and some of them are in pipeline. After the commissioning of these treatment plants the total treatment capacity will increase to 1761 MLD by 2020.
BWSSB Service Area 800.00 Sq.km Core area 245 Sq. Km 8 ULB 330 Sq. Km Yelahanka 110 Villages 225 Sq. Km B Total 800 Sq. Km Byatrayanpura B M K.R. Puram P - Dasarahalli 110 Villages K E Y Core Area - M Kengeri Mahadevapura A P R.R. Nagar Bommanahalli 8
Reports • Expert Committee Report on preservation of lakes (Sri N. Lakshman Rau, 1986) • Karnataka Legislature Joint House Committee Report (Sri A.T.Ramaswamy, 2006) • On encroachment of Government land (lake bed & Gomala land) • Recovery of Public Land - Task Force Report (Sri V.Balasubramanian, 2011) • Committee constituted by Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka ( Hon’ble Sri Justice N.K. Patil, 2011) • Resurvey of lake area & interconnecting lake canals
PART -II – LEGISLATIVE FRAME WORK About KLCDA Act 2014 • Earlier LDA (Lake Development Authority) • Formulated as KLCDA under the Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority Act, 2014 • Lakes/ water bodies in the 11 corporations of the State has been taken under the control • Major roles are – Monitor the status of lake in 11 corporations – Maintain the ledgers about the lakes – Approve the DPR for rejuvenation of lakes – Take stringent action on the polluters
Salient Features of KLCDA • Government of Karnataka has passed the Karnataka Lake Conservation & Development Authority Act 2014 vide its Notification No. No.SAMVYASHAE 07 SHASANA 2012, Bangalore dated 07.03.2015. • The Government has published Rules of Karnataka Lake Conservation & Development Authority vide notification dated: 05.03.2016. • The Government has sanctioned 96 posts of different cadres to be filled by deputation basis vide Government order dated: 11.11.2015. • The Chief Secretary to Government of Karnataka is the Chairman of Governing Council of the Authority. • The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Forest, Ecology and Environment Department is the Chairman of Executive Committee of the Authority.
Important functions of the Authority • To exercise regulatory control over all the lakes within its jurisdictions including prevention and removal of encroachment of lake. • To protect, conserve, reclaim, regenerate and restore lakes to facilitate recharge of depleting ground water by promoting integrated approach with the assistance of concerned Government departments, local and other authorities. • The take up environmental planning and mapping of lakes and their surrounding area with the help of geographical information system and prepare database and atlas of lakes and their catchments.
• To prepare a plan for integrated development of lakes. • To encourage participation of communities and voluntary and agencies and to launch public awareness programmes for lake conservation, preservation and protection of lakes. • To do such other acts as the authority may consider necessary, conducive or incidental, directly or indirectly, to achieve the object of this act.
Important Powers of the Authority To cause entry upon or authorize any officer to enter upon any land, to survey, demarcate and make a map of lakes To receive grants, donations, contributions, deposits and rents, and to levy fees or charges for development and maintenance of lakes at such rates approved by the Government. The Authority has powers to remove any illegal construction of buildings or encroachment of lake area etc, seize, evict and confiscate the property and impose penalty. To grant technical approval to any project proposal made by any Government department or organization or association or person interest in developing, maintaining, conserving or protecting a lake and also to take up such activities on its own which shall be approved by the Government. Act provides to impose penalty of not less than five years imprisonment and with a fine of rupees one lakh.
KLCDA Bengaluru Jurisdiction BBMP Area - 809.49 km 2 192 Lakes Covering of 25.350 Km 2 3.57% of Lake Area
Lakes under KLCDA jurisdiction in Bengaluru (above 3 acres) SL.NO. NAME OF THE TALUK TOTAL NO. OF LAKES 1 BANGALORE EAST TALUK 104 2 BANGALORE NORTH TALUK 160 3 BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK 147 4 ANEKAL TALUK 60 Hosakote Taluk, Bangalore Rural 5 Dist 5 Total 476
Lake details and there custodians in the Bengaluru city No. Of Tanks No of tanks Sl. Name of the No. Of tanks in No. Of Tanks under yet to taken No. Department Custody restored progress up 1 BBMP 109 53 14 42 2 BDA 92 12 17 63 3 KFD 5 - 5 - 4 KLCDA 4 3 1 - Total 210 68 37 105
Lakes in the Jurisdiction-Mahanagara Palike in Karnataka Sl No. Name of the Districts Total No of Lakes 1 Belagavi (Belgaum) 8 2 Bellary 4 3 Vijayapura (Bijapura) 2 4 Davangere 2 5 Kalaburgi (Gulbarga) 1 6 Hubli-Dharwad 27 7 Mangaluru (Mangalore) 0 8 Mysore 8 9 Shimoga 22 10 Tumkur 10 Total 84
Non-Existing Lakes Kethamaranahalli lake Converted as Ground Agrahara lake Converted as BBMP Ground Makali lake Converted as Warehouse Kasaba Yeshwantpur lake Converted as Hospital
Issues being faced by the water bodies/ Lakes (BBMP & BDA Area) Soil Excavation in Gantiganahalli Lake Sand Mining in Kudurigere Lake Encroachment photos
• Dumping of Wastes Garbage dump in Basappana Katte Garbage Float in Nellagadarahalli Lake Garbage in Chokkasandra Lake Drain • Inflow of Sewage Weeds Sewage inflow in Andarahalli Lake Weeds in Chikkabanavara Lake
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