Sir,
I write this letter with an intention to add to the voice being raised by concerned citizens against the ill-conceived ‘development’ works being implemented in the Kukkarahalli Tank and its environs. Tanks are usually constructed to store the flow that originates in the ‘catchment area’ as a result of rainfall on it. But, Kukkarahalli Kere, which has a very small catchment of its own, is fed by a ‘feeder canal’ cut across an area that drains to South Mysuru from the city’s Western rural parts, now forming parts of Bogadi and Vijayanagar Layouts. Since during the development of layouts, this canal has been choked at many places, the Tank does not have a proper fresh water source, sufficient to fill the large storage space that is available.
