<p class="title">Bengaluru Central MP P C Mohan on Tuesday sought the Centre’s intervention in protecting and developing lakes in Bengaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In his motion of thanks to the President’s speech in the Lok Sabha, he said Bengaluru is known as the city of lakes with a large number of waterbodies. However, due to the apathy of the state government, most lakes are either encroached or have turned dumping yards.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Despite the Centre releasing grants for the protection and development of lakes, the state government is not showing any interest, the MP alleged.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He demanded the Centre to take over all the lakes and protect them from encroachments.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Demanding the early implementation of the suburban rail network in Bengaluru city, Mohan alleged that despite the Centre allocating Rs 17 crore for the project, the state government seems uninterested.</p>
<p class="title">Bengaluru Central MP P C Mohan on Tuesday sought the Centre’s intervention in protecting and developing lakes in Bengaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In his motion of thanks to the President’s speech in the Lok Sabha, he said Bengaluru is known as the city of lakes with a large number of waterbodies. However, due to the apathy of the state government, most lakes are either encroached or have turned dumping yards.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Despite the Centre releasing grants for the protection and development of lakes, the state government is not showing any interest, the MP alleged.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He demanded the Centre to take over all the lakes and protect them from encroachments.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Demanding the early implementation of the suburban rail network in Bengaluru city, Mohan alleged that despite the Centre allocating Rs 17 crore for the project, the state government seems uninterested.</p>
