After the issue of untreated sewage was raised, BBMP began the revival work in October last year. However, we recently noticed that the lake has become bald. There is only one tree standing in the area and everything else has been cleared,” said Uma Vaijnath, a resident of the area and bird enthusiast.
The city needs granular administrative and planning responses to help identify the poor who are forced to live in flood prone areas out of sheer necessity. They cannot be evicted and thrown to the streets.