Can Bangalore Lakes Get Fresh Lease of Life?

NEWS ROUND-UP of Bengaluru

Central Govt. to Fund Bangalore Lakes Revival

Union Minister for environment Mr.Prakash Javedkar meets Bangalore M.L.As and urges them to take strict measures against Industries polluting Bengaluru Lakes. In the same meeting 

Mr. Sadananda Gowda, Union Minister from state announces 30 Lakhs Package for revival of Lakes from Central Government.

This news reminded me of my recent visits to lakes at Dasarahalli M.L.A Constituency, Vidayaranyapura Singapura Lake and Ullal Lake of Yeshwantpur Constituency. my request to the NGOs and Social organizations in these localities to utilize these funds and ensure completion of ongoing projects of reviving Lakes or utilize funds for yet to start revival works.    

 Pictures of ULLAL Lake 

Ongoing work @ ULLAL Lake, Yeshwantpur constituency

Bad condition of Ganesha Immersion Tank@ Ullal lake

 Pictures of Dasarahalli Lake

Dasarahalli Lake-Work still in progress

view of Dasarahalli lake

Chikabanavara Lake

encroached Sinapura lake

Stinking condition@sinapura lake

NOTE: Union Minister Mr. Sadananda Gowda Represents Bangalore NORTH as Member of Parliament and three of the above mentioned lakes are in his constituency, good he has taken measures to support the cause of SAVE-BENGALURU LAKES

A Humorous Way of Depicting Bangalore Lake Apathy is narrated in following imaginary Chat session between Artificial Pool & Natural Lake, Read on.....

Bangalore now rechristened as 'Bengaluru' known for Gardens & Lakes in yesteryears has turned out as city with Lake-View high raise buildings. But tragedy is all Lake-View High Rise villas/ apartments have their own man made water bodies in form of artificial pools but the real-lakes in vicinity of these man-made-marvelous structures are either stinking or getting encroached for one more Villa. Here is a skit (imaginary) depicting conversation between man made water bodies safely located and protected inside gated-community and garbage dumped, silt filled, builders encroached nature-made Lakes.

Artificial Lake: Hi, Senior how are you?

Natural Lake: Yeah, Buddy I am fine, Life is going on as usual, this monsoon season is pretty good with constant inflow of water

Artificial Lake: True senior, being in nature-care is always good, You have freedom to gulp as much water as you need. While we are well cemented with concrete and bricks and simply showcase filled in water.

Dasarhalli Lake-Gates used to stop garbage in flow

  

Natural Lake: Friend you are speaking about Bengaluru Lakes of 1960s-70s. look at this picture of my friend and understand the level of freedom he has in this concrete jungle. Our life and stray-dogs life is ditto. your life and domestic-pets is secure and nourished.

Artificial Lake: Pal, my life is no different, at least you can contain pure rain water, but mine is Recycled-water and the fountains adjacent to me is recycled-sewage water. mine is externally well decorated look nothing more than that.

Natural Lake: Friend, at least you have caretakers, among us very few lucky ones like Allasandra, in Yelhanaka, Sankey tank, Ulsoor tank have care takers, (see these pics). while many lakes like in Singapura layout, Vidyaranyapura, Chikkbanavara Lake, Puttenhalli Lake stink with garbage and weeds.

Allasandra Lake: Yelhanka

      

depleting singapura lake

Artificial Lake: (after going through the pics of dying lakes) Friend you are cent percent true. at least we are like animals in Zoo or Safari but you are exploited by all kinds of encroachment. I wish you people in the coming ( August 22nd 2015) BBMP- Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Elections to get better governing mayors and members.

YUEA- Hoarding, Yelahanka

Natural Lake: Thanks Pal, for your wishes, many organizations like 'YELAHANKA UNITED ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION' are trying their level best to revive us and rejuvenate water bodies in Bangalore city. Hope such organizations multiply in number.

Artificial Lake: See you bye, my care takers are on the way to recycle the water, past one week there was scarcity of water in bore-well, I am also stinking, let me freshen up!   
     

From The Bangalore City Corners......Read on....

BENGALURU BITS & BYTES- Churmuri

INSIDE STORY OF V.V.I.P STATUS

 Want to gain Very Important Person status instantly read on........

A Friend is a budding politician in a National level party. Once he was in Marriott Hotels in white field for launch of an up market brewery. The invitation was given by his friend who works for Karnataka Brewery department and not because he is ‘Who is who’ in the national political party. But an ordinary invitation by a PAL can become VVIP Special Invitation merely due to Revolver this budding politician was having. Yes, His friend just asked for safe deposit of revolver until the ceremony is over. But the security thought he must be LadakZ-Ladk (V.V.I.P) and gave him a warm welcome to the V.V.I.P rows. The pal who distributed invitation to this guy also got V.V.I.P treatment, ironically his CEO was seated in back rows wondering How his subordinate was made to sit in very first row of this brewery launching ceremony.

Cheers!!!!!

CONDITIONS APPLY(*) One revolver (license) can give you VVIP Status, so get trained and have a revolver with you to get V.V.I.P Status!

 PARENTING challenges

Mandatory parenting: BEFORE IT GET ERASED FROM MEMORY

ಅಮ್ಮ ನಿನ್ನ  ತೋಳಿನಲ್ಲಿ ......ಭಾಗ್ಯ 

ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೂ ಅಪ್ಪ ಅಮ್ಮನ ತೋಳಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಚ್ಚಗೆ ಯಾವಾಗಲೂ ಮಲಗುವ ಅವಕಾಶ ಸಿಗುವುದು ಕಷ್ಟ ಸಾಧ್ಯ . ಇಂದಿನ DUAL -INCOME family ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ಯಲ್ಲಿ , ಉತ್ತಮ ಸಂಬಳ ಉಳ್ಳ ತಂದೆ ತಾಯೀ , ತಾತ -ಅಜ್ಜಿ ಗಟ್ಟಿ ಇರುವ ದಂಪತಿ ಮಕ್ಕಳನ್ನು ಅವರ custody ಲಿ ಬಿಡಬಹುದು. ಆದರೆ ಕೂಲಿ ಮಾಡಿ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಸಾಕುವ ತಾಯೀ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುವ ಸ್ಥಳಕ್ಕೆ ಕಂದಮ್ಮ ನನ್ನು ಹೊತ್ತು ತಂದು ಮಗುವನ್ನು ಗಮನ್ಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಆಗದೆ ಕೆಲಸವನ್ನು ನಿಭಾಯಿಸಲು ಹೆಣಗಾಡುವ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಭಾರತದ CITY ಗಳಿಗೆ ಅಂಟಿದ ಶಾಪ. ಅಂತಹ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ  ಒಬ್ಬ ಮುಸುರೆ ಕೆಲಸದ ತಾಯೀ ಹೆಣಗಿದ್ದು ಅದನ್ನು ನಾನು ಮೂಕ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕನಾಗಿ ನೋಡುವಷ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಸೀಮಿತ ಮಾಡಿದ ವಿಧಿ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲವತ್ತು ಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ.... 

Recently, I had been to a house-warming ceremony of a friend’s house. I was privileged to leave my ಪುಟ್ಟ (putta)-daughter in my wife’s custody. Satish & Nirupama spouse had left their children in his brother’s custody. Kumar Swamy has a tiny toddler whom he took care when his wife was taking food and vice versa. All of us were blessed to play optional parenting roles. But there was a lady in the ceremony and was hired to wash dishes & clean the dining tables. The lady had a tiny-baby of 6-9 Months that was not allowing the mother to carry out her chores for the day. Mother at one juncture started beating the baby who was crying persistently and reluctant to lie down on pedestrian bed next to the tent house raised for privileged guests like us. The lady was forced to be Mandatory parent while we were privileged to play optional parenting roles. This is how life was in a happy house warming get together.