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Don’t urbanise this beautiful lake

Sir, Kukkarahalli Kere is a walker’s paradise. And I speak for all morning and evening joggers when I say that hundreds of people enjoy the quietness and silence it provides. As do…

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Published March 4, 2017 · 1 min read
don’t urbanise this beautiful

Sir, Kukkarahalli Kere is a walker’s paradise. And I speak for all morning and evening joggers when I say that hundreds of people enjoy the quietness and silence it provides. As do the various flora and fauna that reside in the Lake. Transforming the lake into a tourist destination with butterfly parks and entry arches eliminates the very serenity that people thoroughly enjoy. De-silting the Lake during summer leads to drying up of the water body. With the scorching sun and the temperatures soaring high, urbanising this beautiful spot is not appreciative.

- Sindhu Nagaraj, Mysuru, 28.2.2017

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