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BS Yeddyurappa Promises "Green And Clean" Bengaluru In 2 Years
Bengaluru will soon reclaim its "Garden City" status, with its most annoying elements - choked traffic, polluted and shrinking lakes, and garbage disposal - reducing considerably if Mission Bengaluru 2022, launched today by the Karnataka government, is anything to go by.
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Restoration Of Flooded Bengaluru Lake Soon, State To Compensate Victims
Kempajamma, who weaves flowers into garlands for a living, is still trying to clean up her home in Bengaluru's Krishna Layout that was flooded with water from the nearby Hulimavu Lake on Sunday afternoon. Like hundreds of others, Kempajamma is spending the night in a shelter set up by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) - the administrati...
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Largest Septic Tank In Bengaluru, Says Report On City's Bellandur Lake
Bengaluru's Bellandur lake has become the largest septic tank in the city due to "sheer callousness and indifference", according to a damning report from a committee mandated by the National Green Tribunal or Green Court, adding that there was "not even one millilitre" of clean water in the lake.
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Green Court Summons Top Karnataka Officials Over Bellandur Lake Frothing
The National Green Tribunal has summoned top officials of the Karnataka government to explain what action they have taken to clean the Bellandur lake in Bengaluru, where carcinogenic foam has been frothing again over the past few days.
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Why This Bengaluru Teen Girl Has A Planet Named After Her
There is no doubt that the froth on the lakes of Bengaluru has generated a lot of interest - and attempts to clean it up. But the efforts of one Bengaluru student, Sahithi Pingali, have been recognised in a rather universal way - the 12th standard student of Inventure Academy has had a planet in the Milky Way named after her!
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'Better Take Steps': Green Court Warns Karnataka On Bellandur Frothing
The country's top green court today issued a strong warning to the Karnataka government and the civic authorities of state capital Bengaluru for failing to control the pollution in the frothing, fuming Bellandur lake. The state had been given a month's deadline to clean up the lake, which gets over on May 19, but has failed to finish the job.
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Siddaramaiah Visits Bellandur Lake, Says Can't Meet Clean-Up Deadline
Bengaluru's frothing and fuming Bellandur lake had a special visitor on Monday: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The chief minister had gone to take stock of the cleaning process that started at the 1000-acre lake last month after an order from the nation's top environmental court.
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Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake, Which Burst Into Flames, Finally Being Cleaned
A walloping from the country's top green court appears to have worked - after years of inaction, Bengaluru's largest lake, Bellandur, a fixture in the headlines because of its regular frothing and flaming, is being cleaned.
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Why Do Bengaluru's Foamy Lakes Need Foreign Help, Ask City Experts
Foam and froth and even flames, all caused by toxic chemicals and untreated sewage have been flowing into the two largest lakes in Bengaluru - Bellandur and Varthur - for decades. Foreign companies are now proposing to clean up the lakes. Last Saturday, experts from a UK firm and an Israeli firm visited Bellandur Lake.
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Bengaluru, Shamed By Frothing Lake, Summons International Help
Bengaluru's lakes have turned into showstoppers for reasons the city should be ashamed of. The two largest one - Bellandur and Varthur - have, in the last 20 years, frothed, foamed and burst into flames, the result of relentlessly being forced to accommodate toxic chemicals and untreated sewage.
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Bengaluru Civic Elections Campaign Starts Off With Accusations
With familiar-sounding promises to clear out the garbage on streets, fix traffic jams, mend potholes and clean up filthy lakes, aspirants for the Bengaluru civic polls have jumped into the fray. Their first task at hand? Raise the offensive on opponents.
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BS Yeddyurappa Promises "Green And Clean" Bengaluru In 2 Years
Bengaluru will soon reclaim its "Garden City" status, with its most annoying elements - choked traffic, polluted and shrinking lakes, and garbage disposal - reducing considerably if Mission Bengaluru 2022, launched today by the Karnataka government, is anything to go by.
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Restoration Of Flooded Bengaluru Lake Soon, State To Compensate Victims
Kempajamma, who weaves flowers into garlands for a living, is still trying to clean up her home in Bengaluru's Krishna Layout that was flooded with water from the nearby Hulimavu Lake on Sunday afternoon. Like hundreds of others, Kempajamma is spending the night in a shelter set up by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) - the administrati...
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Largest Septic Tank In Bengaluru, Says Report On City's Bellandur Lake
Bengaluru's Bellandur lake has become the largest septic tank in the city due to "sheer callousness and indifference", according to a damning report from a committee mandated by the National Green Tribunal or Green Court, adding that there was "not even one millilitre" of clean water in the lake.
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Green Court Summons Top Karnataka Officials Over Bellandur Lake Frothing
The National Green Tribunal has summoned top officials of the Karnataka government to explain what action they have taken to clean the Bellandur lake in Bengaluru, where carcinogenic foam has been frothing again over the past few days.
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Why This Bengaluru Teen Girl Has A Planet Named After Her
There is no doubt that the froth on the lakes of Bengaluru has generated a lot of interest - and attempts to clean it up. But the efforts of one Bengaluru student, Sahithi Pingali, have been recognised in a rather universal way - the 12th standard student of Inventure Academy has had a planet in the Milky Way named after her!
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'Better Take Steps': Green Court Warns Karnataka On Bellandur Frothing
The country's top green court today issued a strong warning to the Karnataka government and the civic authorities of state capital Bengaluru for failing to control the pollution in the frothing, fuming Bellandur lake. The state had been given a month's deadline to clean up the lake, which gets over on May 19, but has failed to finish the job.
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Siddaramaiah Visits Bellandur Lake, Says Can't Meet Clean-Up Deadline
Bengaluru's frothing and fuming Bellandur lake had a special visitor on Monday: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The chief minister had gone to take stock of the cleaning process that started at the 1000-acre lake last month after an order from the nation's top environmental court.
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Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake, Which Burst Into Flames, Finally Being Cleaned
A walloping from the country's top green court appears to have worked - after years of inaction, Bengaluru's largest lake, Bellandur, a fixture in the headlines because of its regular frothing and flaming, is being cleaned.
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Why Do Bengaluru's Foamy Lakes Need Foreign Help, Ask City Experts
Foam and froth and even flames, all caused by toxic chemicals and untreated sewage have been flowing into the two largest lakes in Bengaluru - Bellandur and Varthur - for decades. Foreign companies are now proposing to clean up the lakes. Last Saturday, experts from a UK firm and an Israeli firm visited Bellandur Lake.
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Bengaluru, Shamed By Frothing Lake, Summons International Help
Bengaluru's lakes have turned into showstoppers for reasons the city should be ashamed of. The two largest one - Bellandur and Varthur - have, in the last 20 years, frothed, foamed and burst into flames, the result of relentlessly being forced to accommodate toxic chemicals and untreated sewage.
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Bengaluru Civic Elections Campaign Starts Off With Accusations
With familiar-sounding promises to clear out the garbage on streets, fix traffic jams, mend potholes and clean up filthy lakes, aspirants for the Bengaluru civic polls have jumped into the fray. Their first task at hand? Raise the offensive on opponents.
