Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on March 18 instructed officials to increase the groundwater level by filling major lakes in Bengaluru with treated water.
Speaking to reporters, he said, “Instructions have been issued to replenish Bengaluru’s lakes like KC Valley. It has been directed to refill 14 major lakes that have dried up. This action will help recharge bore wells with groundwater.”
As part of the KC Valley project, sewage generated in Bengaluru undergoes secondary treatment to replenish lakes in the parched districts of Kolar and Chikkaballapur. Under the KC Valley project’s first phase, 143 lakes in Kolar have been refilled for Rs 1,342 crore. The second phase will cover 276 lakes, with an estimated cost of Rs 455 crore.
