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Bengaluru Lake Being Encroached? 'Alert' Bengaluru Residents Think So
With hundreds of trucks dumping debris on a parcel of land adjoining the nearly 440-acre Varthur Lake in East Bengaluru, some residents of Thubbarhalli and members of Whitefield Rising recorded videos and handed them over to officials. The residents say they believe their vigil has prevented another lake in the city from being encroached.
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Encroachment, Legalese 'Killing' Hyderabad's Lakes
Like Bengaluru, Hyderabad was known as a city of lakes from the days of the Nizams and the Qutb Shahis. But in the last few decades, Hyderabad's lakes have been encroached by big builders, who have destroyed the impressive man-made water storage system that helped keep drought and flood at bay. And now, the government's beautification of the lakes ...
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Demolition Drive Near Bengaluru's Banaswadi Lake, Residents Panic
Bad planning and lack of official responsibility have once again taken their toll in Bengaluru. A demolition drive around Banaswadi Lake in the city has the worthwhile aim of removing encroachments and restoring the lake bed - but paying the price are residents who say they were allowed to build and live here for years.
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Demolition Drive Aims to Reclaim Encroached Lake in Bengaluru
Authorities in Bengaluru have begun a 10-day demolition drive to recover land allegedly encroached from the bed of the Puttenahalli Lake in the southern part of the city. The drive follows demolition notices that had been issued to a number of homes and apartment complexes in the area a month ago.
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Bengaluru Lake Being Encroached? 'Alert' Bengaluru Residents Think So
With hundreds of trucks dumping debris on a parcel of land adjoining the nearly 440-acre Varthur Lake in East Bengaluru, some residents of Thubbarhalli and members of Whitefield Rising recorded videos and handed them over to officials. The residents say they believe their vigil has prevented another lake in the city from being encroached.
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Encroachment, Legalese 'Killing' Hyderabad's Lakes
Like Bengaluru, Hyderabad was known as a city of lakes from the days of the Nizams and the Qutb Shahis. But in the last few decades, Hyderabad's lakes have been encroached by big builders, who have destroyed the impressive man-made water storage system that helped keep drought and flood at bay. And now, the government's beautification of the lakes ...
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Demolition Drive Near Bengaluru's Banaswadi Lake, Residents Panic
Bad planning and lack of official responsibility have once again taken their toll in Bengaluru. A demolition drive around Banaswadi Lake in the city has the worthwhile aim of removing encroachments and restoring the lake bed - but paying the price are residents who say they were allowed to build and live here for years.
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Demolition Drive Aims to Reclaim Encroached Lake in Bengaluru
Authorities in Bengaluru have begun a 10-day demolition drive to recover land allegedly encroached from the bed of the Puttenahalli Lake in the southern part of the city. The drive follows demolition notices that had been issued to a number of homes and apartment complexes in the area a month ago.
