They said the road connects Hosakerehalli to other parts of the city, educational institutions and hospitals in the area. However, commuting on the stretch has become a daily hardship for residents due to its appalling state.
KSPCB officials told BM that a show cause notice will be issued to the violators and action will be taken against them. However, BBMP’s Lake Department will have to ensure the security and safety of the lake area.
For example, the BBMP lakes department floated a tender for providing a link fence at Halasuru Lake at an estimated cost of Rs 70 lakh. The BBMP east zone executive engineer (lakes) floated the tender on January 9. The last date for submitting the bids is January 29.
According to KSPCB officials, under the Bio-medical Waste Management Rules, 2016, every healthcare facility, whether private or government facility, is supposed to hand over BMW to common biomedical waste treatment facilities.
Used syringes, expired medicines, cast-off gloves with blood stains, urine and blood samples, and hospital bills were only some of the bio-medical waste items discarded not just within the lake and its boundary, but also on the road adjacent to it.