Question: Singanayakanahalli Lake was in news recently. This lake is located in which of the following state?
a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Karnataka
d) None of these
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:-
- In Karnataka 6,316 trees have been proposed to be felled to make way for the development of Singanayakanahalli Lake, Yelahanka Hobli.
- Citizens and environmentalists are not happy with this decision to destroy an ecosystem to create a new one.
- Actually the resentment emerged by the Minor Irrigation Department’s proposal to clear over 6,000 trees.
- These trees have to be cleared in Singanayakanahalli to make way for a lake under the Hebbal-Nagawara Valley Project.
- According to a recent notification by the Forest Department, of Karnataka trees have to be cleared for unobstructed commencement of the project.
- The notification, published on June 14, has invited objections via email or post within 10 days from its publication.
- However, citizen activists are questioning the logic behind removing such a huge number of trees.
- It should be known that the area is known for a large peacock habitat.
- Environmentalist Vijay Nishanth expressed his concern that if large number of trees cleared it could wipe out entire peacock population from this area.
- The Hebbal-Nagawara Valley Project aims to fill 65 tanks in Bengaluru Urban, Rural and Chickballapur.
- It should be known that Bangaluru Lake became the first to receive treated water from the project.
- Bangaluru Lake meant to act as an impounded reservoir to supply water to 11 other lakes in the region.
- Though direct use of treated water for drinking and agricultural purposes has been prohibited.
- Farmers in the area were largely optimistic of the project pushing up the water table.