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- Leachate from the Mittaganahalli landfill in Bengaluru has been flowing into Srinivasapura Lake through a southern inlet for the past week, disrupting ongoing lake rehabilitation works taken up by an NGO with CSR funds since June 2024.
- The landfill, managed by BSWML and operating for over six years, sits at a higher elevation about 800 metres away, and leachate travels through natural waterways and drains to reach the lake.
- BSWML says the site has accumulated about 287 crore litres of leachate, and a ₹475-crore treatment plant with a capacity of 20 lakh litres per day is expected to become operational within two months, though an immediate fix is unlikely.
- Residents report lake contamination has killed livestock in the past and contaminated borewell water, while the lake supports a rich ecosystem of 116 bird species, 145 plant species, and 35 butterfly species.
What to watch next
- Whether the ₹475-crore leachate treatment plant becomes operational within the stated two months
- Whether the current leachate flow into Srinivasapura Lake is stopped and its impact on the ongoing rehabilitation works
- Any action taken on groundwater contamination reported by residents near the landfill
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