Balaji Raghotham, a lake volunteer, highlighted the importance of such initiatives. “Our primary goal is to create a welcoming habitat for birds on the lake’s island. Trees not only provide food and shelter but also contribute to the overall health of the lake ecosystem,” he said.
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Criticising those responsible for the ongoing construction to install a hoarding, V Ramprasad of Friends of Lakes said that utilising the lake or buffer zone for commercial purposes is against court order and that the hoarding will pose danger not only to the lake and also to people who visit the waterbody for walks.
For example, the BBMP roped in students of ITI Vidya Mandir School last year for planting around 40 saplings on Old Madras Road between Benniganahalli and Baiyappanahalli police station. The function was held with much fanfare but the saplings were forgotten by the BBMP forest department as soon as they were planted.