The residents of Doddaballapur assembly constituency from over 10 villages have been fighting aginst the pollution of the lakes in Arkavathi...
The residents of Doddaballapur assembly constituency from over 10 villages have been fighting aginst the pollution of the lakes in Arkavathi river basin. For the past 10 years, now have made their stand clear. They have decided to either boycott the election or choose 'None of the above (NOTA)' option this time.
On Tuesday the organisation under the banner 'Doddatumakuru and Majara Hosahalli Gram Panchayat Kere Horata Samiti' has started a signature campaign in this regard. The villagers of the region allege that the Majara Hosahalli and Dodda Tumakuru lakes are highly polluted with the uninterrupted inflow of industrial wastewater from Bashettihalli industrial area, and sewage water from Doddaballapur city municipal council and Bashettihalli town panchayat.
The organisation member Vasanth Kumar TK says,
We have intensified our fight since 2022 and now decided to make election a weapon to register our protest. We have already got over 700 signatures in Dodda Tumakuru village. The campaign is going on in other villages.
Girish NK, one of the activists, had filed a case before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in 2022 against the state government, the district administration and local urban bodies concerned.
Forget about the lake water, even the groundwater we get in these villages is not good for drinking or cooking. Anyone can find at least four to five people suffering from various ailments in each of these villages because of polluted water,
Kumar alleged.
Sathish, a resident of Majara Hosahalli, said the government must establish sewage treatment plants and not allow sewage flow in natural drains or rajakaluves.
The protesters said the officials must visit these villages and solve the problem if they want the villagers to participate in the election.
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