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BBMP has invested Rs 8 cr to bring back lost glory of the lake The 47-acre Kaggadasapura lake in East Bengaluru , which was dubbed as Bellandur lake in the making, has finally been taken up for rejuvenation . The water body – once known as a haven for migratory birds, butterflies, reptiles and fish -- had turned into a cesspool, losing all characteristics of a lake much before it was handed over to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) from Bangalore Development Authority ( BDA ) in 2019. The civic body has promised to bring the lake back to its past glory by investing Rs 8 crore in complete rejuvenation. During the foundation stone laying ceremony on Friday, the attendees had to endure the foul smell was emanating from the waste weir of the lake. The BBMP had covered the waste weir by installing green mesh to ensure the froth is not visible. About Rs 2 crore has been earmarked for de-silting and de-weeding the lake. We will first arrest the … [Read more...] about Battered Kaggadasapura lake up for rejuvenation

SEDDINER SEE, Germany: After years of summer heatwaves and minimal rainfall, eastern Germany's lakelands are drying out, local scientists say, to the detriment of fish and plant life as well as fishermen. Seddiner lake, in the state of Brandenburg, south-west of Berlin, has sunk 60cm annually on average over the past few years, with local geographer Knut Kaiser calling it the beginning of the end for the region's lakes. "You could say that Seddiner is a symbol of a situation, or to put it more dramatically, it has become a portent for climate change here in Brandenburg," Kaiser, from the German Research Centre for Geosciences, told Reuters TV. Spanning 218 hectares, it is fed from groundwater, leaving it at the mercy of rainfall and human water usage. At a high point in 2013, the lake was full enough to flow naturally into a smaller neighbouring lake. In 2020, piers along the water's edge stand high and dry. The state has the third most lakes in Germany relative to … [Read more...] about Drying Brandenburg lake is symbol of climate change, say scientists

LAKE TURKANA, Kenya: Fishermen on the shores of Kenya's Lake Turkana, the world's biggest desert lake, have no doubt about what is to blame for their dwindling fish stocks: a giant hydroelectric dam built by Ethiopia on the River Omo, which feeds the lake. "We are now seeing Nile perch stocks drastically reduce," said fisherman Fitbo Lalukol. He says boats must sail much further out into the lake to get a good catch. Officials at Ethiopia's ministry of water, irrigation and energy did not respond immediately to a Reuters request for comment on the fishermen's claims. Complaints about the Omo dam have been overshadowed by another major water dispute, between Ethiopia and Egypt. Ethiopia is building the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, which Cairo says will strangle its lifeline, the Nile. The government in Addis Ababa has said it needs the mega-dams to generate enough electricity for its population of 109 million, only about a third of whom have access to … [Read more...] about Kenya fishermen say they are squeezed by Ethiopian mega-dam

BANGKOK: More than 1 million people in Phnom Penh face the risk of increased flooding and loss of livelihoods as wetlands in the Cambodian capital are destroyed to build apartments and industries, human rights groups warned on Monday (Jul 27). Developments – including the ING City township – will reduce the Tompoun wetlands to less than a tenth of its 1,500ha and lead to the eviction of more than 1,000 families who live on its edge, activists said in a report. It would also impoverish thousands of families who farm and fish in the wetlands in the city of 1.5 million people. "The wetlands sustain local communities and play a vital role in Phnom Penh's waste management and flood prevention," said the report from Equitable Cambodia, LICADHO, the Cambodian Youth Network and land rights group Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT). "Millions of Cambodians will likely be affected by the potentially devastating impacts of destroying the wetlands." READ: Fishermen without fish as Cambodia's … [Read more...] about Flood risk for 1 million in Phnom Penh as wetlands destroyed

SINGAPORE: Chinese authorities issued more flood warnings for China’s Yangtze River on Friday (Jul 17), as heavy rains were forecast in provinces in the country’s south. Heavy rains since June have left at least 141 people dead and missing, forced nearly 15 million people to be evacuated from their homes in July alone, and caused billions of dollars in economic losses, according to the government. Waters in more than 400 rivers have exceeded warning levels, while some have reached historic highs over a period that officials say has caused the highest average rainfall levels across the Yangtze River basin since 1961. Summer rains and seasonal glacial melt in the river's Tibetan plateau headwaters cause routine annual flooding.​​​​​​​ Water levels in the middle and lower portions of the Yangtze River have continued to rise, the official Xinhua news agency reported the Minister for Water Resources E Jingping saying on Thursday. This followed 12 days of the water in parts of … [Read more...] about At least 141 dead or missing, millions evacuated in China floods