Letter from Lake Development Authority to Deputy Commissioner, Bangalore on status of lakes and water quality reports [06.03.2012]

LAKE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Email: ceolda2002@gmail.com Ph. No. 2559 0097/98

No. LDA/CEO/LokAdalat/2011-12

Office of the Chief Executive Officer,

Lake Development Authority

2^nd Floor, Parisara Bhawan, # 49

Chruch Street, Bangalore – 01

Dated: 01/03/2012

To,

The Deputy Commissioner

Sir,

Sub: Status of lakes and Water Quality Reports in the Town Municipal limits under the District Administration jurisdiction – reg.

Ref:

1. Order passed by the Lok Adalat dated 07.01.2012 in W.P. No. 13473/1998 C/w WP 33645/1998 (PIL)
2. Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka in W.P. No. 31343/95 (GM-PIL)
3. Hon'ble Supreme Court Order of India in Civil Appeal No.1132/2011@SLP(C) No.3109/2011 dated 28.01.2011

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With reference to the above subject and reference letters therein the Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka vide their interim order and Hon'ble Supreme Court have issued directions to preserve and conserve the lakes in the State. In the light of the above, the Hon'ble Lok Adalat has directed to submit the present status of lakes as well as latest Water Quality reports as on to-day within the jurisdictional limits of city/town Municipality under District Administration. A Consolidated Statement is to be prepared and submitted by Lake Development Authority before the Hon'ble Lok Adalat on the basis of the information about the status of lakes within your jurisdiction.

Therefore, you are requested to direct the concerned officers to fill up the details of lakes in the enclosed format for the Status of the Lakes as well as Water Quality reports on or before 15^th March 2012, without fail. The information should also be sent in soft copy or through Email I.D. ceolda2002@gmail.com of Chief Executive Officer, Lake Development Authority.

Yours faithfully

Encl: Format to fill present status of Lakes & WQ.

Chief Executive Officer

Lake Development Officer

Copy submitted to: The Secretary, Urban Development Department, Vikasa Soudha, 4^th Floor, Bangalore for kind information and with a request to direct the D.C.s of all the Districts to furnish the details as the Hon'ble Lok Adalat require such report.