Bengaluru's Bellandur lake froths again, residents fume

BENGALURU: Few spells of rain and the infamous froth is back at

Bellandur lake

to haunt residents around and commuter who take the

lake

side stretch. Since Saturday, the water body has been spewing large swathes of

toxic froth

that is accompanied by stink. When TOI visited the lake on Sunday, the froth had covered the area where the civic authorities have installed sluice gates

Rituparni P

, a commuter, who frequently traverses the road adjoining the lake said, “Civic authorities have installed a fence contain the froth from entering the road. But whenever the wind speed increases, froth enters the road irking the road users,” she added.

A local shop keeper said the

Bangalore Development Authority

(BDA) have built a sluice gate at the exit point of the lake to contain the froth but the same of little use. “It is the same story whenever it rains,” he added.

A senior official with the BDA said they will into the issue.

The National Green Tribunal has issued several directions to the state government in the past to take measures to revive the lake.