Allahabad reels under water crisis, faces arsenic contamination
The city of three rivers has also not been left untouched by the ongoing water crisis in the country. Not only water crisis, arsenic contamination of ground water has also been reported from the city. Residents of Allahabad are facing acute water shortage. Worried by the fast depleting levels of ground water, a lawyer in Allahabad has filed a petition seeking water harvesting at local levels.
Thousands of dead fish
found floating in Bengaluru's Ulsoor lake
Bengaluru, May.11 (ANI): Thousands of dead fish surfaced in Bengaluru's
popular Ulsoor Lake on Tuesday due to rising pollution levels in the lake.
Residents claim that sewage water often finds its way into the lake,
cutting down oxygen levels drastically and causing the fish to die.
"Recently it rained heavily, so you can see that there were lot of
sewage sludge and plastic again that has entered into the eight acres plus
Ulsoor Lake. So, again you can see that there's mass fish deaths," said
Yakub, a local.
The dead fish were seen floating on the lake's surface along with
plastic bottles and garbage.
A team of pollution board was rushed to the spot. Pollution board
members collected samples of the lake water which will be sent for testing to
ascertain the exact cause of the deaths.
"We are collecting the samples. It will be investigated and the
report will be submitted to our head office in Delhi and MoEF (Ministry of
Environment and Forests)," said Tirumurthy, a member of the board.
This is the second time in as many months that thousands of dead fish
have been seen around the lake, leading to a strong stench in the area.
The incident comes amid ever-growing concern among environmentalists
about the rising levels of pollution in lakes across Bengaluru. Last year,
residents were left shocked when flames were seen in thick froth floating on
Yemlur lake. (ANI)
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