BEST documentary i ever seen regarding deteriorating lakes of bengalore .....government should concentrate more on these lakes rather concentrating on others for water scarcity in bengalore. Good work by Pani.earth non-profit organisation.
Nice study, but this is a smaller problem of lakes. The bigger problem is concretisation, encroachment and silt which doesn't make the land porous. Lakes are very simple landscapes. By bringing in so much engineering into it, lakes have lost their identity. Madhuri Subbarao, Co-founder, Friends of Lakes (FOL)
Thank you! People really don't realise how simple healing these lakes really is. Just leave them alone. Nature is powerful enough to take care of itself.
Fair enough but I am wondering if either by design or by coincidence that once there isn't any water and there are only trees if it will be easier to just cut the trees and encroach on the land in that way?
Cannot imagine the mosquito problem around this lake! I am Indian and my problem with India is that the chap is busy exploiting the lake for generations and is really not doing anything... just expecting it to all work out by magic. Even see the trash on the edges of the lake where they are fishing. How can you treat the thing that gives you your livelihood so badly for generations... have some civic sense, make a community and do something about it.
The downfall of us Indians _ turning a blind eye to cleanliness outside the four walls of our home. Spitting, defecating, urinating, littering can be a source of revenue for the govt just by Tv Ads. If the govt had public facilities, government cleaners they can monitor offenders. Look at Singapore. And please do not encourage water sport _ who knows how that noise and energy consumption impacts our green environment
@@prabhakar0076 i mean even if he tries, people do not want to do public service till there is some incentive. Indians have unfortunately grown with the mentality that "cleaning public place" is a low status job. As such everyone hesitates to get involved with any such cause. I do not support complete westernization, but i believe the respect to all working class is something that we can learn from the west...or rather from our own ancient culture that we have forgotten
If government starts to cut trees near lakes bed consequences : 1)1st their will be major oppose will be by environmentalists. 2) real estate mafias which are always ready to grab land. 3)lakes like hesaraghatta will also HAVE GOOD AMOUNT OF SAND. IT CAN ATTRACT ILLEGAL SAND MINING these are the some issues Need sustainable solution for this issue.
Environmentalist don't have brain because every tree in the water is dead and if the water dries there will be a forest fire that will be very big that no body ever in the history of Bangalore ever seen
I think by cutting the trees there might be excess nutrients leading to eutrophication which can be handled but if not it is very dangerous for the aquatic life of the lake. I'm unsure because its usually the surroundings in which the trees are not within so not sure. Also environmentalists should not oppose this act since its an invasive species, environmentalist must be aware of what an invasive species can do such as outcompete native species and more so I feel like if they oppose it, it will morally be wrong.
@@girijaramarao4252An empty land makes it really easy. In Turkey they first start a forest fire to get the land they want and they really get it afterwards easily
This is the same situation with Bidarguppe lake near Attibele-Sarjapura. Over 40% of the lake area is encroached by Akasia and Jaali species even though the lake is overflowing since past 3years. Lake is contaminated by nearby drainage and Industrial released water!!!!
Sad thing is I am in a country where they dont like us using our minds so every comment is edited to make mistakes or deleted. The wild west is back in force
in USA i think they use mesquite wood for smoking BBQ and some whiskeys... perhaps cutting the mesquite/jaali trees and processing them into smoking wood for domestic & export could be a solution to commercialize the population reduction of the trees.
Thats true, yet there's this ignorance of those who advocate in climate change, yet they sit back and take no necessary action. All those who took the time to compile this can take the government to task easily and take necessary action to clean up the environment.🤔
I see the idea here, they tried to mimic the mangroves model as they're known for water holding capacity. But the choice of trees did not work well here.
Very nice vdo n informative 😮... Lived in Hessaraghatta area for 8 months and worked as a student intern in Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) ❤❤...love those days. Hope we can save this nature 😢
An eye opener....whenever i travelled to these place I wondered why there are tree in the lake...which idiot planned them....?? Now, its a seriously issue and we got resolve sooner or so....else Bengaluru is dead....😢
Who else agrees with me that these fish too are not native of Karnataka Catla and tilapia were not there 30 years back, we had snake head and many more native species, These were introduced by fishermen for higher yield.
Yes, but the carp fishes are introduced by governments Prior to that, there were many small native fish species which become extinct after the introduction of the African cat fish
Sadly, I don't think officials in our country care about protecting native fish species. Wherever there is carp and tilapia, no other species can exist
Tree inside the waterbody make suitable harbour for birds century,whose excreta dropping and feeding remains make biological oxygen demand increase in turn cause declining population of species of fishes and native phytoplankton and submerged hydrophytic plants extinct.
1:41 In Which year, Karnataka forest department started planting Prosopis Juliflora? Because, when British planted this species in Tamilnadu, the negative results were known.
Please visit the lake in kodipalya. It's mostly 10 acre lake that has been ignored profusely by the government and has drainage being dumped by BGS hospital. The lake is in desperate need of help in cleaning it and restoring the flora and fauna dependent on it. It is adjacent to the CV Raman farm. Potential to be an amazing place filled with natural beauty and grace.
Planting trees that are known to grow deep roots to be able too keep using a lot of water during dry periods, and thereby lowering the ground water level isn't a good idea if you want to preserve water. Look into species that either shed their leaves, or minimize evaporation very well some other way during dry periods instead.
What about electric poles in the lakes at few places? Are those even lakes or just water filled up in a low lying area? Looking at those trees I always thought it was some sort of flooding in the area.
I don't see any major problem except for the dwindling fish population which is true if most of the lake is covered by trees.. Trees don't contribute to major water storage reduction.. slit does... The main focus should be there.. Trees provide phenomenal support against encroachment.. The fact that the trees are able to spread more than just the periphery and into the middle of the lake just means that there is an average increase in the total percentage of the time in a year that the lake is dried up to the soil tha the trees can survive.. the possible culprit is reduced rainfall/ feeds to the lake or accumulation of slit which reduces the overall storage quantity which again increases the dry days of the lake in a year..
The trees here are invasive species not just any other tree Prosopis juliflora can be a very aggressive invader and replaces native vegetation and takes over rangelands. Negative effects include complete loss of pasture and rangelands for both domestic and wild ruminants, losses due to access to water and the destruction of fishing nets by the thorns, and illness and death of livestock due to eating P. juliflora pods and being pierced by the sharp and stout thorns. Other impacts are loss of cropland, the costs of repairing tyres punctured or destroyed by thorns, and doctor's bills for treating thorn wounds. Dense stands of P. juliflora can block irrigation channels, obstruct roads and block smaller trails completely affecting access to pasture, croplands, water sources and fishing areas. Prosopis species are salt and drought tolerant with deep roots which tolerate dry as well as waterlogged soils. Seed production is prolific. Trees rapidly form dense thorny thickets that reduce biodiversity (Weber, 2003). Invaded grasslands are transformed to woodland and forests. Loss of grass cover under canopies may also promote soil erosion. It has massive impacts upon water resources. The tree resprouts easily after damage (Weber, 2003).
well said . These invasive species arent the problem to shortage of water like they said in video but it is a problem to native tree species of the region . These species have also caused a chaos in our Rajasthans aravalli range significantly reducing native tree species.
@@NikitaA-we5ok julifera is indeed invasive, but acacea nilotica isn't an invasive species. Most of the trees that I see in this video are acacea and not julifera. Julifera pods are not thorny and goats love to eat them. I don't think soil erosion will be caused by trees, but grasses have a good chance of causing soil erosion because grasslands become dry lands during summer and sudden rainfall cause soil erosion. Julifera is indeed thorny and very destructive to many ecosystems and they need to be removed. But In the video I don't see many julifera trees but acacea ones.
I do volunteer ecogical restoration work in the US removing invasive species and find it really interesting to see how people talk about it in india. For instance, I was thinking about wetland delineation during the description of how long parts of the land around the lake remain underwater during the year.
The concern about these trees contributing to flooding is also similar to what we talk about here with phragmites (a really tall reed invasive to the US)
During our four father's time, lot's cow's, buffalo or sheep etc used to move around Lake border and trees seeds will be consumed by animals which was prevented growth of trees inside lake. Now a days no animals are there because of that tree's seeds entering in Lake and it will sprout at summer due to dampness. Kindly apply ecological food chain logic for this, you will get results
Arkavati river basin Nandi lake, Rajaghatta lake, Doddaballapura lake, chikkatumkur lake, Doddatumkur lake, Kakol lake with Madure lake(as tributary) and Finally Hesarghatta lake.
Jaali trees grow where there is extreme scarcity of water...It's a huge mistake to plant such a tree on lake periphery ..even if the government steps up to make things right it's going to cost a lot..both money and time.
Great story. Most required. The forest department handles the most responsible job in the country, in the most irresponsible, unscientific and corrupt manner. It needs a complete overhaul, of people with heart and brains and common sense.
This is such a weird problem... honestly I have serious doubts on how bad trees can be for a lake, from the blocking of sunlight to fish dying because they eat the seeds, it's just so bizarre
True ..yet as much as it's not rocket science, it's appearing so when those in their expert fields only talk the talk, as opposed to walking the talk 😉
we here Telangana, follow MISSION KAKATIYA programme. which is briefly, a DE SILTING of lakes across states. one of novel feature of our lakes is, they all are interlinked. much like river water linking projects. surplus water from one lake eventually ends up in lower lakes by gravity. as both states led by INC, this is golden opportunity to emulates mission kakatiya in karnataka for lake reuvenation.
Plan to develop the lake as a waterskiing, wakeboarding, Hobby RC Boat building, Windsurfing, swimming, and Triathlon swimming hub. The lake will generate revenue and can be maintained by that revenue.
Can assess, lakes with minimal trees inside lake. This will give inference that trees are a NO GO inside lake.. Prof Khushboo Bhirawat to assess please!
BBMP should have learned from Banswara, Pyongyang and Udaipur, to balance between pristine water bodies and urban development. From city of 1000 lakes to city of 1 crore sand miners
Trees in wrong place can be problem. Fortunately it is small trees this time. If the rain tree or some ficus species invades the lake would be lost. Here the problem seems non removal of silt. If the lake bed is flat or sloping trees will not grow. One should try to use the water and not block the inlets.
Around Hesaraghatta lake, there are central govt. research institutes with least concern towards the lake..... Regulations should be in place to check what they are releasing into these lakes.
@@MissNArismendezX have to protect both trees and water 💦💦 bodies thankyou so much for nice sharing pranaams 🎉 wishes for every success in your life with family and friends
There are 3 issues here. Blaming trees in lake is not the only issue. 1. This is man made lake , so likely the lake bed is not rocky and before the lake was built the lake bottom already had vegetation. Now with global warming and less rainfall the lake bed is drying up, as lake doesn't have its own ground water source to keep it wet. In that case what can you do? A dry land will be encroached anyway and people building houses there is far worst scenario than trees, 2. You cannot restore lake to its original state, because this is different environment. So looking at 50 yrs ago and comparing today and trying to make it as it was will not work 3. One need to look at ways to manage that lake in todays environment. Now that the trees are already growing, forest department need to rezone the lake bed into segments , with more native useful trees , and old original vegetation. Maybe fell those invasive trees. Urban forest can be made there with thick vegetation and area can be utilized as underground water charging area.
Ohhhh my goodness, these trees are Britishers gift, if planted on land, this spreads like fire and sucks all the nutrients from soil and no other crops will grow near these plantation. The best way to fight is, plant cassia tora plants in the land area where ever these trees are removed. But don’t know about growing in water.😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
My professor, Dr. H. (Hanumanthappa) Narasimhaiah, the founder of National College, whom we lovingly referred to as Dr. HN, used to say that India is not known for its scientific temperament. We often prefer to seek advice from a God Man (or woman) rather than a well-funded research organization. While I don't doubt the sincerity of these well-meaning individuals, they lack the deep education required to draw such conclusions. Mr. Laxman Rao, briefly mentioned in this report, was highly respected in Bangalore (as it was known then) in the '70s, and his word was considered gospel. It seems the report is now questioning his competence. Instead of entrusting the future of this great city and its citizens to amateurs, why doesn't the government draw upon the expertise of institutions like IISc or IIT? This could be a well-funded project, given the city's future is at stake. The Deccan Herald is an esteemed institution, and I hope it won't be drawn into sensational news reporting. Instead, it should seek qualified professionals who can provide knowledgeable opinions on this matter.
Our govt should take immediate action measures to curb this jaali tree infestation throughout india, these trees were brought to india by british and now they have become a curse to our environment. This menace has to be addressed on a very serious scale, cant be handled by one or two citizens. Entire governments have to involve and protect our environment
The idea is to plant trees in and around lakes to shrink them and convert them into non-yielding or barren land. No one can occupy Lakes, but they can occupy non-yielding or barren land as per the law. This is goverment project and this is how it works.
Something wrong with Bangalore water, kids all around Bangalore are catching loose motions every year after monsoon starts, even if it's ro water it's not safe for consumption
If aboriginal trees were planted back then, they would be already stolen. 😅 Wherever we go in India, I find invasive species of flora and fauna, mostly. All lands owned by Government, Govt. undertakings and private, were planted with fast growing aka. invasive trees. 90's was the time people were getting concerned with already losing so much trees. Till today we are planting all useless tress.
Most of the lakes I see on google map are dried up and no water at all is present in those. In google map you will see image of a blue lake but when you reach there there is a different story.
How much time does it take to clear all these trees and make a proper lake bed periphery... As such on the highway in the name of road broadening forest department has chopped so many trees and made loads of money.. wonder where is it going!!!!
Since mekedatu is never ending political drama, atleast divert those funds reserved for that project to protect all these lakes. Remove those invasive species and clear those silts. Proper demarcation of lake beds is necessary too
BEST documentary i ever seen regarding deteriorating lakes of bengalore .....government should concentrate more on these lakes rather concentrating on others for water scarcity in bengalore. Good work by Pani.earth non-profit organisation.
ruclips.net/video/28amnCur_JM/видео.htmlsi=ni3zGPJtNoeq05_N
Nice study, but this is a smaller problem of lakes. The bigger problem is concretisation, encroachment and silt which doesn't make the land porous. Lakes are very simple landscapes. By bringing in so much engineering into it, lakes have lost their identity. Madhuri Subbarao, Co-founder, Friends of Lakes (FOL)
Why is Dodabomsandra lake dry from so many years??
that's a load of bologna
Thank you! People really don't realise how simple healing these lakes really is. Just leave them alone. Nature is powerful enough to take care of itself.
Fair enough but I am wondering if either by design or by coincidence that once there isn't any water and there are only trees if it will be easier to just cut the trees and encroach on the land in that way?
@@jaswik2023 How can trees grow without water in the first place? There's no need to cut them down if they will die without water anyway.
Cannot imagine the mosquito problem around this lake! I am Indian and my problem with India is that the chap is busy exploiting the lake for generations and is really not doing anything... just expecting it to all work out by magic. Even see the trash on the edges of the lake where they are fishing. How can you treat the thing that gives you your livelihood so badly for generations... have some civic sense, make a community and do something about it.
The downfall of us Indians _ turning a blind eye to cleanliness outside the four walls of our home. Spitting, defecating, urinating, littering can be a source of revenue for the govt just by Tv Ads. If the govt had public facilities, government cleaners they can monitor offenders. Look at Singapore. And please do not encourage water sport _ who knows how that noise and energy consumption impacts our green environment
By U r comment looks like U r a near resident to this lake. Why don't u make a weekend cleaning community
@@prabhakar0076I don’t think he is from Bengaluru, he might from similar location
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@@prabhakar0076 i mean even if he tries, people do not want to do public service till there is some incentive. Indians have unfortunately grown with the mentality that "cleaning public place" is a low status job. As such everyone hesitates to get involved with any such cause. I do not support complete westernization, but i believe the respect to all working class is something that we can learn from the west...or rather from our own ancient culture that we have forgotten
If government starts to cut trees near lakes bed consequences :
1)1st their will be major oppose will be by environmentalists.
2) real estate mafias which are always ready to grab land.
3)lakes like hesaraghatta will also HAVE GOOD AMOUNT OF SAND.
IT CAN ATTRACT ILLEGAL SAND MINING these are the some issues
Need sustainable solution for this issue.
Environmentalist don't have brain because every tree in the water is dead and if the water dries there will be a forest fire that will be very big that no body ever in the history of Bangalore ever seen
You think real estate mafia is afraid of these trees is it...? What a dumb thought....
I think by cutting the trees there might be excess nutrients leading to eutrophication which can be handled but if not it is very dangerous for the aquatic life of the lake. I'm unsure because its usually the surroundings in which the trees are not within so not sure.
Also environmentalists should not oppose this act since its an invasive species, environmentalist must be aware of what an invasive species can do such as outcompete native species and more so I feel like if they oppose it, it will morally be wrong.
@@girijaramarao4252An empty land makes it really easy. In Turkey they first start a forest fire to get the land they want and they really get it afterwards easily
@@kyatishetty4105Agree👍👊
This is the same situation with Bidarguppe lake near Attibele-Sarjapura. Over 40% of the lake area is encroached by Akasia and Jaali species even though the lake is overflowing since past 3years. Lake is contaminated by nearby drainage and Industrial released water!!!!
Sad thing is I am in a country where they dont like us using our minds so every comment is edited to make mistakes or deleted. The wild west is back in force
in USA i think they use mesquite wood for smoking BBQ and some whiskeys... perhaps cutting the mesquite/jaali trees and processing them into smoking wood for domestic & export could be a solution to commercialize the population reduction of the trees.
Interesting..
that's a great idea, but can't expect anything from the congress government.
@@AsokaTw-mz3lr what., you bring politics even into this . 😅😅
Appreciate paani.earth on this very well researched critical topic. There is more benefit than harm in removing those trees in my opinion.
what is the problem with the trees in the lake bed?
@@KUSHALGOKHALEWatch the video around 10:00
@@dineshkrishnan4029he woke up when the movie is over 😅
Thats true, yet there's this ignorance of those who advocate in climate change, yet they sit back and take no necessary action. All those who took the time to compile this can take the government to task easily and take necessary action to clean up the environment.🤔
I see the idea here, they tried to mimic the mangroves model as they're known for water holding capacity. But the choice of trees did not work well here.
I like to think that there's always a solution to any situation. It's a question of if at all the environment experts have given thought to this.
An eye-opening video, measures to tackle such issues can make a world of differnece to our water crisis
The water scarcity should have raised enough concerns as to in what measures should be taken. 🤔
Great topic 🙏needs to reach the officials. Immediate action needs to be taken.
Expected this sort of informative and useful video from your side. Thank you.
Nice and informative video….. we need more of such good documentaries🤝🏽
This Prosopis Juliflora has ruined the aravallis in Delhi NCR as well, Spreading like wildfire, not letting other plants survive and drying up lakes.
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I was unaware about this and came to know that a tree could kill a lake.. thanks for enlightening us
Very nice vdo n informative 😮...
Lived in Hessaraghatta area for 8 months and worked as a student intern in Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) ❤❤...love those days. Hope we can save this nature 😢
An eye opener....whenever i travelled to these place I wondered why there are tree in the lake...which idiot planned them....?? Now, its a seriously issue and we got resolve sooner or so....else Bengaluru is dead....😢
It's already heading there , taking that people are more geared materialistic mindset, as opposed to having balance with nature. Concrete City! 😉
Great effort in creating awareness in saving our lakes which is the lifeline
Being prepared for land grab, layouts and sites.
Thats's how it seems ..one day the trees will claim the lake ..lake will vanish.
City will vanish @@rathancnaik
@@mohann2289 eventually.. yes
everyone will vanish
@@ArnavA-un5gkhumans spend all the money to go to space in search of life, yet they can even sustain it on the planet they live in😉
Who else agrees with me that these fish too are not native of Karnataka
Catla and tilapia were not there 30 years back, we had snake head and many more native species,
These were introduced by fishermen for higher yield.
Yes, but the carp fishes are introduced by governments
Prior to that, there were many small native fish species which become extinct after the introduction of the African cat fish
Sadly, I don't think officials in our country care about protecting native fish species. Wherever there is carp and tilapia, no other species can exist
@@roshwallTrue
Couldn't agree more
Very insightful and important… policy relevant to make right choices and approach.
Tree inside the waterbody make suitable harbour for birds century,whose excreta dropping and feeding remains make biological oxygen demand increase in turn cause declining population of species of fishes and native phytoplankton and submerged hydrophytic plants extinct.
This needs to be talked about more!!!!
Good information and Good work NGO team and Deccan team
1:41 In Which year, Karnataka forest department started planting Prosopis Juliflora? Because, when British planted this species in Tamilnadu, the negative results were known.
they’ve been diung it in since the 70s
@@ArnavA-un5gk oh ok.
Why did the Crown choose the specific tree breed?
All this information is good.
But who will decide, act and solve the problem.
God Bless everyone ❤️🙏
Wonderful lake save nature
Please visit the lake in kodipalya. It's mostly 10 acre lake that has been ignored profusely by the government and has drainage being dumped by BGS hospital. The lake is in desperate need of help in cleaning it and restoring the flora and fauna dependent on it. It is adjacent to the CV Raman farm. Potential to be an amazing place filled with natural beauty and grace.
Planting trees that are known to grow deep roots to be able too keep using a lot of water during dry periods, and thereby lowering the ground water level isn't a good idea if you want to preserve water. Look into species that either shed their leaves, or minimize evaporation very well some other way during dry periods instead.
What about electric poles in the lakes at few places? Are those even lakes or just water filled up in a low lying area? Looking at those trees I always thought it was some sort of flooding in the area.
Atleast Govt should take immediate action. Very useful study by panic.earth.
Misplaced priorities. There are far far greater synthetic problems facing Bengaluru that need to be addressed
Agree
I don't see any major problem except for the dwindling fish population which is true if most of the lake is covered by trees..
Trees don't contribute to major water storage reduction.. slit does... The main focus should be there..
Trees provide phenomenal support against encroachment..
The fact that the trees are able to spread more than just the periphery and into the middle of the lake just means that there is an average increase in the total percentage of the time in a year that the lake is dried up to the soil tha the trees can survive.. the possible culprit is reduced rainfall/ feeds to the lake or accumulation of slit which reduces the overall storage quantity which again increases the dry days of the lake in a year..
well written. I was looking up for someone to have written this before I write it.
The trees here are invasive species not just any other tree
Prosopis juliflora can be a very aggressive invader and replaces native vegetation and takes over rangelands. Negative effects include complete loss of pasture and rangelands for both domestic and wild ruminants, losses due to access to water and the destruction of fishing nets by the thorns, and illness and death of livestock due to eating P. juliflora pods and being pierced by the sharp and stout thorns. Other impacts are loss of cropland, the costs of repairing tyres punctured or destroyed by thorns, and doctor's bills for treating thorn wounds. Dense stands of P. juliflora can block irrigation channels, obstruct roads and block smaller trails completely affecting access to pasture, croplands, water sources and fishing areas.
Prosopis species are salt and drought tolerant with deep roots which tolerate dry as well as waterlogged soils. Seed production is prolific. Trees rapidly form dense thorny thickets that reduce biodiversity (Weber, 2003). Invaded grasslands are transformed to woodland and forests. Loss of grass cover under canopies may also promote soil erosion. It has massive impacts upon water resources. The tree resprouts easily after damage (Weber, 2003).
Trees do contribute to water shortage if they are invasive tree species like the ones here
well said . These invasive species arent the problem to shortage of water like they said in video but it is a problem to native tree species of the region . These species have also caused a chaos in our Rajasthans aravalli range significantly reducing native tree species.
@@NikitaA-we5ok julifera is indeed invasive, but acacea nilotica isn't an invasive species. Most of the trees that I see in this video are acacea and not julifera.
Julifera pods are not thorny and goats love to eat them.
I don't think soil erosion will be caused by trees, but grasses have a good chance of causing soil erosion because grasslands become dry lands during summer and sudden rainfall cause soil erosion.
Julifera is indeed thorny and very destructive to many ecosystems and they need to be removed. But In the video I don't see many julifera trees but acacea ones.
I do volunteer ecogical restoration work in the US removing invasive species and find it really interesting to see how people talk about it in india. For instance, I was thinking about wetland delineation during the description of how long parts of the land around the lake remain underwater during the year.
The concern about these trees contributing to flooding is also similar to what we talk about here with phragmites (a really tall reed invasive to the US)
How did they plant such invasive species. It's so shocking
it's the same in Mysuru....(kukkrahalli lake )
Makes lakes a part of public recreational property is the best way avoid encronchment ?
During our four father's time, lot's cow's, buffalo or sheep etc used to move around Lake border and trees seeds will be consumed by animals which was prevented growth of trees inside lake.
Now a days no animals are there because of that tree's seeds entering in Lake and it will sprout at summer due to dampness.
Kindly apply ecological food chain logic for this, you will get results
😅 Ecology is more for them a theory, yet hardest when it comes to implementing it practically 😉
Kindly consider used water for lake rejuvenation since the load on sewage treatment plants is alarmingly high
Please make a video on Effects of Akeshiya trees on malnad
Arkavati river basin Nandi lake, Rajaghatta lake, Doddaballapura lake, chikkatumkur lake, Doddatumkur lake, Kakol lake with Madure lake(as tributary) and Finally Hesarghatta lake.
Jaali trees grow where there is extreme scarcity of water...It's a huge mistake to plant such a tree on lake periphery ..even if the government steps up to make things right it's going to cost a lot..both money and time.
Great story. Most required. The forest department handles the most responsible job in the country, in the most irresponsible, unscientific and corrupt manner. It needs a complete overhaul, of people with heart and brains and common sense.
Same Jaali trees are planted in Kukkaralli Halli lake inside Mysuru City
Excellent reporting
Lakes in kalaburgi are much worse than this! Plz cover that too if possible
Pretty interesting!
Bengaluru as per scientists will perish due to pollution and exploitation.
Won't be surprised
This is such a weird problem... honestly I have serious doubts on how bad trees can be for a lake, from the blocking of sunlight to fish dying because they eat the seeds, it's just so bizarre
True ..yet as much as it's not rocket science, it's appearing so when those in their expert fields only talk the talk, as opposed to walking the talk 😉
Checkout the lakes in jignani....it's same condition
Hi, I live the near rayasandra lake, can you also look to sustain it
So i have a doubt . If all the lakes disappear. Will people leave Bangalore and the real estate prices come low
Yeah stupidity can kill everything
Please do write a letter to forest department to clear the trees.. and kindly do some public awareness session regarding this...
Native trees should be planted
How about planting mangroves
we here Telangana, follow MISSION KAKATIYA programme. which is briefly, a DE SILTING of lakes across states. one of novel feature of our lakes is, they all are interlinked. much like river water linking projects. surplus water from one lake eventually ends up in lower lakes by gravity. as both states led by INC, this is golden opportunity to emulates mission kakatiya in karnataka for lake reuvenation.
The lakes of Bangalore are linked too. That's the way they were built.
It's we the people who should take steps to protect our water bodies by supporting these kind of organisations
True and also it's the people to take goverment to task as tax payers
Plan to develop the lake as a waterskiing, wakeboarding, Hobby RC Boat building, Windsurfing, swimming, and Triathlon swimming hub.
The lake will generate revenue and can be maintained by that revenue.
Can assess, lakes with minimal trees inside lake. This will give inference that trees are a NO GO inside lake.. Prof Khushboo Bhirawat to assess please!
BBMP should have learned from Banswara, Pyongyang and Udaipur, to balance between pristine water bodies and urban development. From city of 1000 lakes to city of 1 crore sand miners
Superb video
are those trees dead now?
In Bangalore, even the trees have turned into lake encroachers 😄
😅😂
its happening naturally or someone trying to do real estates on these area like most of lakes inside city is taken away
Desiltation, encroachment are real problems...???
Trees in wrong place can be problem. Fortunately it is small trees this time. If the rain tree or some ficus species invades the lake would be lost.
Here the problem seems non removal of silt. If the lake bed is flat or sloping trees will not grow. One should try to use the water and not block the inlets.
Just joke --Bengaluru city of lakes without water 😂😂😅
Around Hesaraghatta lake, there are central govt. research institutes with least concern towards the lake.....
Regulations should be in place to check what they are releasing into these lakes.
I've seen lakes with similar trees in and around north BLR. I thought water levels were rising but I guess it was just invasive trees
This is our hesaraghatta lake we live near by its one day trip place many visitors are visiting weekend days
😮 what's the solution....
Invasive marsupial to eat trees?😂
@@MissNArismendezX have to protect both trees and water 💦💦 bodies thankyou so much for nice sharing pranaams 🎉 wishes for every success in your life with family and friends
R we paying taxes for development or destruction of society?
In Chhattisgarh desilting lake and grow kamal roots, makhana & singadha in it. Connection it to dam
There are 3 issues here. Blaming trees in lake is not the only issue.
1. This is man made lake , so likely the lake bed is not rocky and before the lake was built the lake bottom already had vegetation. Now with global warming and less rainfall the lake bed is drying up, as lake doesn't have its own ground water source to keep it wet. In that case what can you do? A dry land will be encroached anyway and people building houses there is far worst scenario than trees,
2. You cannot restore lake to its original state, because this is different environment.
So looking at 50 yrs ago and comparing today and trying to make it as it was will not work
3. One need to look at ways to manage that lake in todays environment. Now that the trees are already growing, forest department need to rezone the lake bed into segments , with more native useful trees , and old original vegetation. Maybe fell those invasive trees. Urban forest can be made there with thick vegetation and area can be utilized as underground water charging area.
City of Lakes has a chronic shortage of water, maybe its about time they come up with a new name for bengaluru
Ohhhh my goodness, these trees are Britishers gift, if planted on land, this spreads like fire and sucks all the nutrients from soil and no other crops will grow near these plantation. The best way to fight is, plant cassia tora plants in the land area where ever these trees are removed. But don’t know about growing in water.😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
"Bengaluru is often called the city of lakes", really, since when?
High time to take remedial measures to restore into healthy lakes. Hope the concerned authority will act immediately with proper scientific solution.
Good luck to everyone in Pani earth.
but 1 thing - it actually saved lake from encourment. if they haven't planted it, now there would be lot of flats there
for the first in recent times I feel I spend worth watching video in RUclips.. wow isn't the media is for giving this kind of information
My professor, Dr. H. (Hanumanthappa) Narasimhaiah, the founder of National College, whom we lovingly referred to as Dr. HN, used to say that India is not known for its scientific temperament. We often prefer to seek advice from a God Man (or woman) rather than a well-funded research organization. While I don't doubt the sincerity of these well-meaning individuals, they lack the deep education required to draw such conclusions.
Mr. Laxman Rao, briefly mentioned in this report, was highly respected in Bangalore (as it was known then) in the '70s, and his word was considered gospel. It seems the report is now questioning his competence. Instead of entrusting the future of this great city and its citizens to amateurs, why doesn't the government draw upon the expertise of institutions like IISc or IIT? This could be a well-funded project, given the city's future is at stake.
The Deccan Herald is an esteemed institution, and I hope it won't be drawn into sensational news reporting. Instead, it should seek qualified professionals who can provide knowledgeable opinions on this matter.
Start a petition guysss
National Green Tribunal on India has mentioned Since 2013- 2023 the green coverage loss has been 95% Let Modi explain it.
Our govt should take immediate action measures to curb this jaali tree infestation throughout india, these trees were brought to india by british and now they have become a curse to our environment.
This menace has to be addressed on a very serious scale, cant be handled by one or two citizens.
Entire governments have to involve and protect our environment
The idea is to plant trees in and around lakes to shrink them and convert them into non-yielding or barren land. No one can occupy Lakes, but they can occupy non-yielding or barren land as per the law. This is goverment project and this is how it works.
The drop in fish population may have zero to do with the trees and more to do with overfishing from the local population
Indian ecosystem is in denger😢
Do fast or else Bangalore will become a tar desert with in 16 years
desiltation is a way to save a lake instead of all these. Isn't human invasive specie?
Something wrong with Bangalore water, kids all around Bangalore are catching loose motions every year after monsoon starts, even if it's ro water it's not safe for consumption
If aboriginal trees were planted back then, they would be already stolen. 😅
Wherever we go in India, I find invasive species of flora and fauna, mostly. All lands owned by Government, Govt. undertakings and private, were planted with fast growing aka. invasive trees.
90's was the time people were getting concerned with already losing so much trees. Till today we are planting all useless tress.
You khus grass around the lake it will purifier the water and hold the sand around the lake.
Its best and cheap.
Huvinane lake is almost disappeared. First they plant trees then landfill building waste and then encroachment
Most of the lakes I see on google map are dried up and no water at all is present in those. In google map you will see image of a blue lake but when you reach there there is a different story.
How much time does it take to clear all these trees and make a proper lake bed periphery... As such on the highway in the name of road broadening forest department has chopped so many trees and made loads of money.. wonder where is it going!!!!
Jaagoo Bengaluru jaagooo😢
0:05 lol when maybe in 1970 😂
Since mekedatu is never ending political drama, atleast divert those funds reserved for that project to protect all these lakes. Remove those invasive species and clear those silts. Proper demarcation of lake beds is necessary too
It's very sad to see this, I don't know why govt is not doing anything.