Task force to monitor lakes
Bangalore: The government is planning to constitute a task force, which will be entrusted with the protection and conservation of around 150 lakes in the limits of BBMP, Bangalore Urban and Rural districts, Excise Minister Katta Subramanya Naidu said on Wednesday. Presently these lakes come under the jurisdiction of Lake Development Authority, Bangalore Development Authority, Minor Irrigation Department and Zilla Panchayat limits.