Lakes drying up as the scorching summer heat intensifies. Should this spreading spectacle be a cause for worry or an opportunity for Bengalureans? Reminding that the city’s lakes were never perennially filled right through the year, environmentalists instead see the next two months as critical to de-silt and de-sludge the water bodies, a sure-shot way to keep them alive.
To address the city’s mounting summer-time drinking water demands, lakes were seen as potential storage tanks. But the accumulation of sewage and silt over decades have made most lakes unthinkable as complementing the piped Cauvery water. So, is increasing the capacity of lakes the best option? It is complicated, lake experts say.
