Lokayukta inspects Sankey Tank after residents flag falling water level
Lokayukta officials inspected Bengaluru's Sankey Tank following persistent complaints from local residents regarding declining water levels and faulty inflow systems. Civic groups allege that unscientific development and construction work have disrupted the lake's natural hydrology and groundwater recharge capabilities.
Why it matters
The degradation of urban water bodies directly threatens groundwater security and ecological stability in densely populated areas like Malleswaram and Sadashivanagar.
Lokayukta officers visited Sankey Tank on Tuesday and inspected the lake’s inlets following complaints from citizens’ groups over the condition of the water body and its inflow system.
Lokayukta Chief Engineer B.V. Ramesh and Superintendent of Police Matesh Jidi inspected the lake along with engineers from the Central City Corporation and BWSSB, as well as members of the ‘Voice of Sadashivanagar’.
Kadu Malleshwara Geleyara Balaga president and retired Assistant Commissioner of Police B.K. Shivaram raised concerns over the lake’s inflow system and declining water levels.
“No rainwater has been flowing into the lake through the inlets. Most of the inlets are unscientifically constructed. The water level in Sankey Tank has been depleting at an alarming rate, thereby affecting the groundwater table in and around Malleswaram and Sadashivanagar,” he said.
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