Bengaluru lake froths again spilling 10 feet high blanket
The National Green Tribunal had earlier this year directed the Karnataka government to fix the lakes, but it hasn't been able to come up with a solution yet.
17 Aug 2017 4:25 PM IST
After the city's heaviest August rain in a century, two giant lakes in Bengaluru are spewing so much toxic foam that residents who live near them have reportedly complained that they are having to stay indoors.
The National Green Tribunal convened a hearing on the carcinogenic foam after frothing at the Bellandur and Varthur lakes reappeared on the back of good rainfall through the week.
On Wednesday night, froth spilled over on to the road nearby and enveloped vehicles plying near Bellandur lake, where sewage and industrial discharge is believed to have created a deathly concoction of chemicals that also often sometimes fire.
"Government is taking all necessary action. It will be solved in 1-2 years," Siddaramaiah told news agency ANI.
On Thursday morning, residents of nearby apartment complexes said the froth from Bellandur was blowing into their homes.
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