Most of the borewells in Varthur and surrounding areas were dried up owing to deficit rainfall last year and summer heat, thus causing an acute shortage of water. This prompted the elected representatives and the BWSSB authorities to take the decision to have a water filling point for Varthur and its surrounding areas.
Rejuvenation of Varthur Lake was to begin in January 2021 along with Bellandur Lake revival but got delayed by three months as there was a delay in identifying location for dumping silt removed from the waterbodies.
On January 17, the BBMP initiated a tender process, inviting bidders to supply raw leachate to agricultural land from the Seegehalli Wet Waste Processing Plant, with an estimated cost of Rs 83.16 lakh. The deadline for submitting tender forms is January 25.
Bengaluru has 201 lakes covering 6,009.36 acres and most of them have poor ecology and are in dire want of rejuvenation. Month on month, the lakes are classified as category D and E.