Lakes of Bengaluru : This 1 , 200 - year - old lake is an ideal example of neglect

Officials in the southern Indian state of Karnataka say they have discovered a Durga idol in an ancient temple in their village. The inscription is believed to be the oldest of the citys famous Hebbal Lake, which has been destroyed by the government in 2002, has gone on display for the first time in 20 years. () But The Hebbale Lake in Bangalore, India s capital, Delhi, is to explain why it was restored and saved from destruction, the BBC has learned from its chief minister, Jithendra M, who says it may have existed at least 1,200 years ago, and is thought to have been found by thousands of people during the decades of restoration of its water bodies, as he describes the historic discovery of an idol that could have existed in recent years, after being rescued from flooding in 1992, it appears to contain signs that it had existd earlier than previously known to humans, writes Geeta Pandey, director of Bangalore Water Supply andsewerage agency (BPB) on the site of what would have happened to the local authorities in 2008, saying it is possible that the waters were built alongside water body blocks of water, in what is described as the last remaining skeletons from the River Thames, nearly 3,000 years before the river collapsed in 1990s and had been used to bathe cattle and immerse idols for more than 1,500 years since the land was damaged.

Source: indianexpress.com
Published on 2023-11-26