Recycled water for parks: BBMP promise

Recycled water for parks: BBMP promise
DH News Service Bangalore:
If the budget proposals of the BBMP are fulfilled, eco-lovers will have more than a reason to smile.


If the budget proposals of the BBMP are fulfilled, eco-lovers will have more than a reason to smile.

In this year’s budget, the BBMP has proposed to use only recycled water for its parks, gardens, medians, circles and islands, besides adopting rain water harvesting techniques at these places.

As a first step, it will use recycled water in the Deer Park and the Kempambudhi Lake Park. It will enter into an MOU with BWSSB for this purpose.

It has also proposed to set up small treatment plants in parks under the JNNURM. This is not all! Rain water harvesting, which is presently mandatory in areas in the jurisdiction of the erstwhile BMP, will now be extended to all the BBMP areas. This means all new buildings must adopt rain water harvesting.

Under JNNURM, the BBMP has proposed to rejuvenate 14 lakes at a total cost of Rs 40 crore. It also plans to take over all major tanks and lakes from public agencies such as the Minor Irrigation and the Lake Development Authority.

The long-pending development of Freedom Park at Old Central Jail premises has also been proposed.

ON THE LIST

*Rachenahalli lake

*Puttenahalli lake

*Allalsandra lake

*Jakkur lake

*Kaudenahalli lake

*Chinnappanahalli lake

*Kundenahalli lake

*Sarakkilak8e

*Hosakerehalli lake

*Uttarahalli lake

*8Dasarahalli lake

*Nayandahalli lake

*Malgal lake

*Deepanjali lake