* Fencing broken in many places
* Massive encroachment of the lake areas
– A recent post on the groups’ blog gives a Google Maps view of how the boundary of the Horamavu Agara Lake has changed over time, since 2002
* Dumping of construction waste
* Destroyed Raja kaluves
* Outlet streams blocked, leading to flooding
* Raw sewage discharged into the lakes
* Groundwater/borewell water contaminated
* Foul stench that makes living unbearable
* Usage of the lakes as open toilets
* Breeding ground for dengue and malaria causing mosquitoes.
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Date: Sunday, February 16, 2014.
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For more details, please contact Mr Ted Dass, of the Save Horamavu Lakes Group and Trustee, SBLT (Cell 9900569955, ted.k.dass@gmail.com).
Keep track of the progress in Horamavu on facebook | blog | googlegroup.
Hats off… who all behind this effort
Please let me know if there any follow-up event planned after this. Let us work together as a team and rejuvenate the Horamavu lake. Our next generation will thank us for this initiative. Please let us know, how we can take this forward.