Bowing to pressure from Green Groups, the District Administration has decided to temporarily stop all the development activities at the Kukkarahalli Lake. The order was issued by Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep this morning.
It may be recalled here that the University of Mysore and the district administration had jointly planned to implement a Rs. 3 crore project for desilting, constructing toilets, boating jetty, entry arches and shelters on the lake bund. Environmentalists had opposed the project saying that desilting during summer will deplete the water level and will kill the bird species. They had even staged a silent protest at the DC office yesterday and had launched a series of signature campaigns.
