LAKE CITY

BANGALOR
E

Ulsoor Lake,

WE
DONT
HAVE
WATER!

WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS

CITY?

FACTS!

ENCROACHED 98%

Lakes without enchroachment

POLLUTED 90%

Lakes
without
sewage
Sewage fed
lakes

Lakes with encroachment

Source: India water portal

HOW IT
WAS!
ULSOOR TANK

VARTHUR LAKE

MADIWALA LAKE

MARAGONDANAHAL
LI LAKE

NOW!

BELLANDUR LAKE
SARAKKI LAKE
RAMPURA
LAKE

VARTHUR LAKE

CURRENT SITUATION OF THESE WETLANDS

The lakes in the Koramanagala-Challaghatta valleys were the most
polluted as compared to those in the Hebbal, Vrushabahavthi valley.
Fish deaths were reported in Sankey, Lalbaugh, Jakkur and
Munnekolala lakes.
Foam formation was seen in lakes such as Bellandur,
Maragondanahalli, Rampura, Sarakki and Varthur.
Fire was reported in Bellandur lake.

MAIN REASONS FOR THIS STATE OF THE

WETLANDS ARE A LACK OF:
sense of belonging among all the stakeholders
sincerity and poor decision making from the
bureaucracy
governance and poor implementation of regulatory
norms
coordination between the many para state agencies
who were custodians of the lakes leading to their poor
maintainence

CURRENT
WATER
SUPPLY
SYSTEM

Source: BWSSB

Present Supply from Cauvery source

1350 MLD

Present population served

8.5 Millions

Area of water supply served

570 sq. kms

House service connections

8.65 lakhs

Total length of water supply pipelines

8,746 kms

Pipe diameters range

100 to 1800 mm

Number of Ground Level Reservoirs

57 ( 885 ML)

Number of Over Head Tanks

36 (33 ML)

Booster pumping stations

62 nos

Public taps providing free water

7,477 nos

Water tanker lorries

62 nos

Quantity of water supplied/month

42,200 ML

Average per capita consumption

65 L/day

Average cost of water

28 Rs/kL

POPULATION AND WATER SUPPLY

REQUIREMENTS
Year

Population
(Million)

Water
Demand
(MLD)

Water
Demand
(TMC)

Present Supply

Shortfall in
Demand

MLD

TMC

MLD

TMC

2011

8.499

1400

18.05

950

12.25

450

5.80

2021

10.581

2100

27.1

1450

26.7

650

0.4

2031

14.296

2900

37.39

2070

26.7

1450

10.69

2041

17.085

3400

43.84

2070

26.7

1950

17.14

2051

20.561

4100

52.86

2070

26.7

2650

26.16

Source: BWSSB

TALUK WISE CATEGORIZATION OF

RESOURCES

Source: Central Ground Water

GROUND WATER RESOURCES

AVAILABILITY, UTILIZATION AND STAGE
OF DEVELOPMENT
Annual ground
water draft

Annual replenishable ground water resource

Monsoon season

States

Karnataka

Non monsoon season

Recharge
Recharge
Recharg from
Recharge from other
e
other
source
source

6.81

4.17

2.67

Source: Central Ground Water

Projecte
d
demand Ground
Natural
Stage of
for
water
dischrage Net ground
Ground
domestic availabilit
Domesti
during non
water
water
Irrig
and
y for
c and Tota
developme
Total monsoon availability atio
industria l industria future
season
nt %
n
l uses irrigation
l uses
upto
2025

3.38 17.03

2.22

14.81 8.59

0.82 9.41

1.06

6.53

64

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSERVATION

AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF
WETLANDS

The need for good governance systemsinplacewithasingleagencywithstatutoryand

financialautonomytoactasthecustodianoflakesformaintenanceandactionagainstpolluters.
The need for conducting capacity studiesincitiesbeforeimplementinganynewprojectsto
understandtheextentofurbanisationthathasalreadyhappenedandtheimpactofthisonthe
localecologyandbiodiversitysuchaswaterbodiesandvegetation.
Documentation of biodiversity intheareas.
Adopting a holistic and integrated approachtoconservingandmanaginglakes.
Effective judicial systemsforspeedydisposalofconflictsrelatedtoencroachment.

Better access to information for the publicthroughdigitisationoflandrecordsandavailability

ofthisgeoreferenceddatawithquerybasedinformationsystems.

MEASURES TO CLEAN AND PROTECT

LAKES
Removal of encroachments from lakes, lake water beds and storm water drains, regular
cleaning of lakes.
Proper measures such as fencing to protect lakes and prevent solid waste from going into lakes.
Demarcation of boundaries of water bodies such as lakes and mapping of the water bodies.
Preparation of management plans for individual water bodies.
Valuation of goods and services provided by water bodies.
Restoration of linkages between water bodies.
Prevention of pollution of lakes by only letting in treated sewage.
Implementation of rainwater harvesting principles to maintain and recharge water bodies.

BETTER REGULATORY MECHANISMS

To make landgrabbing a cognizable, non-bailable offence.
Implementation of the 'polluter pay principle'.
Ban on construction activities in valley zones.
Restriction of diversion of the lakes for any other purposes.
Decentralised treatment of sewage and solid waste, and restriction for entry
of untreated sewage into the lakes. Management and restoration of already
polluted lakes.

FEW MORE RECOMMENDATIONS

Encouraging involvement of local communities:
Decentralised management of lakes through involvement of
local communities in the formation of local lake committees.
Encouraging environmental educationand awareness
buildingthrough schools, colleges, citizen groups and other
public forums and encouraging interdisciplinary research on
ecosystem conservation and management.

THANK YOU!