<p>Mayor N Shantakumari on Wednesday said the Ulsoor Lake would be developed and made user-friendly under the ‘Nanna Bengaluru, Nanna Koduge,’ project. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), along with the Prestige Group, will comprehensively develop the lake, she said. “It would be beautified and made a tourist spot,” she added. <br /><br />The lake is known for its poor maintenance as garbage is dumped into it on a regular basis. Even as a purification unit has been set up, it appears to be of no use as the drainage water from Shivajinagar and surrounding areas is let into the lake.<br /><br /> On seeing plastic bags and other garbage floating on the lake water, Shantakumari took the officials to task. <br /><br />Deputy Mayor K Ranganna, who was enraged on the sight of unclean toilets on the lake premises, said: “Hundreds of people throng the place on weekends. They come here to get some fresh air and relax. The stench of these toilets will only drive them away.”</p>
<p>Mayor N Shantakumari on Wednesday said the Ulsoor Lake would be developed and made user-friendly under the ‘Nanna Bengaluru, Nanna Koduge,’ project. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), along with the Prestige Group, will comprehensively develop the lake, she said. “It would be beautified and made a tourist spot,” she added. <br /><br />The lake is known for its poor maintenance as garbage is dumped into it on a regular basis. Even as a purification unit has been set up, it appears to be of no use as the drainage water from Shivajinagar and surrounding areas is let into the lake.<br /><br /> On seeing plastic bags and other garbage floating on the lake water, Shantakumari took the officials to task. <br /><br />Deputy Mayor K Ranganna, who was enraged on the sight of unclean toilets on the lake premises, said: “Hundreds of people throng the place on weekends. They come here to get some fresh air and relax. The stench of these toilets will only drive them away.”</p>
