Recycled sewage to improve inflow into Agaram

BANGALORE:  In order to ensure that there is adequate water in the lakes that do not have sufficient inflow due to encroachments, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) is undertaking a pilot project to recycle sewage and let it flow to Agaram lake.
KSPCB Chairman A S Sadashivaiah said, besides developing infrastructure to recycle 1 MLD of sewerage we will rejuvenate the lake and undertake the beautification works in and around the lake at the cost of `3 crore. "At present our engineers are working with Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to prepare the plans and this will be the first lake in which tertiary treatment plant would be set up to ensure that we get good quality water from treated sewerage," he said.