Nice study, but this is a smaller problem of lakes. The bigger problem is concretisation, encroachment and silt which doesn't make the land porous. Lakes are very simple landscapes. By bringing in so much engineering into it, lakes have lost their identity. Madhuri Subbarao, Co-founder, Friends of Lakes (FOL)

@rocketmohan

Ай бұрын

Why is Dodabomsandra lake dry from so many years??

@defeatSpace

27 күн бұрын

that's a load of bologna

@AbhishekKumar-vx9ub

25 күн бұрын

Thank you! People really don't realise how simple healing these lakes really is. Just leave them alone. Nature is powerful enough to take care of itself.

@jaswik2023

20 сағат бұрын

Fair enough but I am wondering if either by design or by coincidence that once there isn't any water and there are only trees if it will be easier to just cut the trees and encroach on the land in that way?

@rocketmohan

15 сағат бұрын

@@jaswik2023 How can trees grow without water in the first place? There's no need to cut them down if they will die without water anyway.

BEST documentary i ever seen regarding deteriorating lakes of bengalore .....government should concentrate more on these lakes rather concentrating on others for water scarcity in bengalore. Good work by Pani.earth non-profit organisation.

@SophiaPatriciaLifeCoach

25 күн бұрын

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Cannot imagine the mosquito problem around this lake! I am Indian and my problem with India is that the chap is busy exploiting the lake for generations and is really not doing anything... just expecting it to all work out by magic. Even see the trash on the edges of the lake where they are fishing. How can you treat the thing that gives you your livelihood so badly for generations... have some civic sense, make a community and do something about it.

@charmaine8512

Ай бұрын

The downfall of us Indians _ turning a blind eye to cleanliness outside the four walls of our home. Spitting, defecating, urinating, littering can be a source of revenue for the govt just by Tv Ads. If the govt had public facilities, government cleaners they can monitor offenders. Look at Singapore. And please do not encourage water sport _ who knows how that noise and energy consumption impacts our green environment

@prabhakar0076

27 күн бұрын

By U r comment looks like U r a near resident to this lake. Why don't u make a weekend cleaning community

@RAXITH_playz

25 күн бұрын

@@prabhakar0076I don’t think he is from Bengaluru, he might from similar location

@malkhedsusheel

25 күн бұрын

​@@charmaine8512 kzread.info/dash/bejne/mJZ8y7SwlJm0ado.htmlsi=H4Q1fx8Cobkw91Ne

@apoorvjoshi2383

25 күн бұрын

@@prabhakar0076 i mean even if he tries, people do not want to do public service till there is some incentive. Indians have unfortunately grown with the mentality that "cleaning public place" is a low status job. As such everyone hesitates to get involved with any such cause. I do not support complete westernization, but i believe the respect to all working class is something that we can learn from the west...or rather from our own ancient culture that we have forgotten

If government starts to cut trees near lakes bed consequences : 1)1st their will be major oppose will be by environmentalists. 2) real estate mafias which are always ready to grab land. 3)lakes like hesaraghatta will also HAVE GOOD AMOUNT OF SAND. IT CAN ATTRACT ILLEGAL SAND MINING these are the some issues Need sustainable solution for this issue.

@UnstoppableAngler

27 күн бұрын

Environmentalist don't have brain because every tree in the water is dead and if the water dries there will be a forest fire that will be very big that no body ever in the history of Bangalore ever seen

@girijaramarao4252

26 күн бұрын

You think real estate mafia is afraid of these trees is it...? What a dumb thought....

@kyatishetty4105

25 күн бұрын

I think by cutting the trees there might be excess nutrients leading to eutrophication which can be handled but if not it is very dangerous for the aquatic life of the lake. I'm unsure because its usually the surroundings in which the trees are not within so not sure. Also environmentalists should not oppose this act since its an invasive species, environmentalist must be aware of what an invasive species can do such as outcompete native species and more so I feel like if they oppose it, it will morally be wrong.

@exosproudmamabear558

25 күн бұрын

​​@@girijaramarao4252An empty land makes it really easy. In Turkey they first start a forest fire to get the land they want and they really get it afterwards easily

@SophiaPatriciaLifeCoach

25 күн бұрын

​@@kyatishetty4105Agree👍👊

This is the same situation with Bidarguppe lake near Attibele-Sarjapura. Over 40% of the lake area is encroached by Akasia and Jaali species even though the lake is overflowing since past 3years. Lake is contaminated by nearby drainage and Industrial released water!!!!

@charmaine8512

Ай бұрын

Sad thing is I am in a country where they dont like us using our minds so every comment is edited to make mistakes or deleted. The wild west is back in force

in USA i think they use mesquite wood for smoking BBQ and some whiskeys... perhaps cutting the mesquite/jaali trees and processing them into smoking wood for domestic & export could be a solution to commercialize the population reduction of the trees.

@srilakshmisuma3430

26 күн бұрын

Interesting..

@AsokaTw-mz3lr

25 күн бұрын

that's a great idea, but can't expect anything from the congress government.

@sagarhp2350

14 күн бұрын

​@@AsokaTw-mz3lr what., you bring politics even into this . 😅😅

I see the idea here, they tried to mimic the mangroves model as they're known for water holding capacity. But the choice of trees did not work well here.

@SophiaPatriciaLifeCoach

25 күн бұрын

I like to think that there's always a solution to any situation. It's a question of if at all the environment experts have given thought to this.

Expected this sort of informative and useful video from your side. Thank you.

An eye-opening video, measures to tackle such issues can make a world of differnece to our water crisis

@SophiaPatriciaLifeCoach

25 күн бұрын

The water scarcity should have raised enough concerns as to in what measures should be taken. 🤔

Great topic 🙏needs to reach the officials. Immediate action needs to be taken.

Appreciate paani.earth on this very well researched critical topic. There is more benefit than harm in removing those trees in my opinion.

@KUSHALGOKHALE

Ай бұрын

what is the problem with the trees in the lake bed?

@dineshkrishnan4029

28 күн бұрын

​@@KUSHALGOKHALEWatch the video around 10:00

@SophiaPatriciaLifeCoach

25 күн бұрын

​@@dineshkrishnan4029he woke up when the movie is over 😅

@SophiaPatriciaLifeCoach

25 күн бұрын

Thats true, yet there's this ignorance of those who advocate in climate change, yet they sit back and take no necessary action. All those who took the time to compile this can take the government to task easily and take necessary action to clean up the environment.🤔

This Prosopis Juliflora has ruined the aravallis in Delhi NCR as well, Spreading like wildfire, not letting other plants survive and drying up lakes.

@SophiaPatriciaLifeCoach

25 күн бұрын

😮

Nice and informative video….. we need more of such good documentaries🤝🏽

An eye opener....whenever i travelled to these place I wondered why there are tree in the lake...which idiot planned them....?? Now, its a seriously issue and we got resolve sooner or so....else Bengaluru is dead....😢

@SophiaPatriciaLifeCoach

25 күн бұрын

It's already heading there , taking that people are more geared materialistic mindset, as opposed to having balance with nature. Concrete City! 😉

I was unaware about this and came to know that a tree could kill a lake.. thanks for enlightening us

Very insightful and important… policy relevant to make right choices and approach.

Great effort in creating awareness in saving our lakes which is the lifeline

Who else agrees with me that these fish too are not native of Karnataka Catla and tilapia were not there 30 years back, we had snake head and many more native species, These were introduced by fishermen for higher yield.

@chidanandam7866

Ай бұрын

Yes, but the carp fishes are introduced by governments Prior to that, there were many small native fish species which become extinct after the introduction of the African cat fish

@roshwall

Ай бұрын

Sadly, I don't think officials in our country care about protecting native fish species. Wherever there is carp and tilapia, no other species can exist

@SophiaPatriciaLifeCoach

25 күн бұрын

​@@roshwallTrue

@SophiaPatriciaLifeCoach

25 күн бұрын

Couldn't agree more

Pretty interesting!

Very nice vdo n informative 😮... Lived in Hessaraghatta area for 8 months and worked as a student intern in Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) ❤❤...love those days. Hope we can save this nature 😢

Being prepared for land grab, layouts and sites.

@rathancnaik

Ай бұрын

Thats's how it seems ..one day the trees will claim the lake ..lake will vanish.

@mohann2289

Ай бұрын

City will vanish ​@@rathancnaik

@rathancnaik

Ай бұрын

@@mohann2289 eventually.. yes

@ArnavA-un5gk

Ай бұрын

everyone will vanish

@SophiaPatriciaLifeCoach

25 күн бұрын

​@@ArnavA-un5gkhumans spend all the money to go to space in search of life, yet they can even sustain it on the planet they live in😉

Superb video

Excellent reporting

Please visit the lake in kodipalya. It's mostly 10 acre lake that has been ignored profusely by the government and has drainage being dumped by BGS hospital. The lake is in desperate need of help in cleaning it and restoring the flora and fauna dependent on it. It is adjacent to the CV Raman farm. Potential to be an amazing place filled with natural beauty and grace.

it's the same in Mysuru....(kukkrahalli lake )

Planting trees that are known to grow deep roots to be able too keep using a lot of water during dry periods, and thereby lowering the ground water level isn't a good idea if you want to preserve water. Look into species that either shed their leaves, or minimize evaporation very well some other way during dry periods instead.

Misplaced priorities. There are far far greater synthetic problems facing Bengaluru that need to be addressed

@SophiaPatriciaLifeCoach

25 күн бұрын

Agree

I don't see any major problem except for the dwindling fish population which is true if most of the lake is covered by trees.. Trees don't contribute to major water storage reduction.. slit does... The main focus should be there.. Trees provide phenomenal support against encroachment.. The fact that the trees are able to spread more than just the periphery and into the middle of the lake just means that there is an average increase in the total percentage of the time in a year that the lake is dried up to the soil tha the trees can survive.. the possible culprit is reduced rainfall/ feeds to the lake or accumulation of slit which reduces the overall storage quantity which again increases the dry days of the lake in a year..

@KUSHALGOKHALE

Ай бұрын

well written. I was looking up for someone to have written this before I write it.

@NikitaA-we5ok

Ай бұрын

The trees here are invasive species not just any other tree Prosopis juliflora can be a very aggressive invader and replaces native vegetation and takes over rangelands. Negative effects include complete loss of pasture and rangelands for both domestic and wild ruminants, losses due to access to water and the destruction of fishing nets by the thorns, and illness and death of livestock due to eating P. juliflora pods and being pierced by the sharp and stout thorns. Other impacts are loss of cropland, the costs of repairing tyres punctured or destroyed by thorns, and doctor's bills for treating thorn wounds. Dense stands of P. juliflora can block irrigation channels, obstruct roads and block smaller trails completely affecting access to pasture, croplands, water sources and fishing areas. Prosopis species are salt and drought tolerant with deep roots which tolerate dry as well as waterlogged soils. Seed production is prolific. Trees rapidly form dense thorny thickets that reduce biodiversity (Weber, 2003). Invaded grasslands are transformed to woodland and forests. Loss of grass cover under canopies may also promote soil erosion. It has massive impacts upon water resources. The tree resprouts easily after damage (Weber, 2003).

@NikitaA-we5ok

Ай бұрын

Trees do contribute to water shortage if they are invasive tree species like the ones here

@spacerider6168

28 күн бұрын

well said . These invasive species arent the problem to shortage of water like they said in video but it is a problem to native tree species of the region . These species have also caused a chaos in our Rajasthans aravalli range significantly reducing native tree species.

@kumaragurusubramanian581

26 күн бұрын

@@NikitaA-we5ok julifera is indeed invasive, but acacea nilotica isn't an invasive species. Most of the trees that I see in this video are acacea and not julifera. Julifera pods are not thorny and goats love to eat them. I don't think soil erosion will be caused by trees, but grasses have a good chance of causing soil erosion because grasslands become dry lands during summer and sudden rainfall cause soil erosion. Julifera is indeed thorny and very destructive to many ecosystems and they need to be removed. But In the video I don't see many julifera trees but acacea ones.

In Bangalore, even the trees have turned into lake encroachers 😄

@SophiaPatriciaLifeCoach

25 күн бұрын

😅😂

This is such a weird problem... honestly I have serious doubts on how bad trees can be for a lake, from the blocking of sunlight to fish dying because they eat the seeds, it's just so bizarre

@SophiaPatriciaLifeCoach

25 күн бұрын

True ..yet as much as it's not rocket science, it's appearing so when those in their expert fields only talk the talk, as opposed to walking the talk 😉

Same Jaali trees are planted in Kukkaralli Halli lake inside Mysuru City

1:41 In Which year, Karnataka forest department started planting Prosopis Juliflora? Because, when British planted this species in Tamilnadu, the negative results were known.

@ArnavA-un5gk

Ай бұрын

they’ve been diung it in since the 70s

@kalingaheritage

Ай бұрын

@@ArnavA-un5gk oh ok.

@MissNArismendezX

29 күн бұрын

Why did the Crown choose the specific tree breed?

How did they plant such invasive species. It's so shocking

Wonderful lake save nature

Checkout the lakes in jignani....it's same condition

Please make a video on Effects of Akeshiya trees on malnad

Tree inside the waterbody make suitable harbour for birds century,whose excreta dropping and feeding remains make biological oxygen demand increase in turn cause declining population of species of fishes and native phytoplankton and submerged hydrophytic plants extinct.

Lakes in kalaburgi are much worse than this! Plz cover that too if possible

Jaali trees grow where there is extreme scarcity of water...It's a huge mistake to plant such a tree on lake periphery ..even if the government steps up to make things right it's going to cost a lot..both money and time.

Kindly consider used water for lake rejuvenation since the load on sewage treatment plants is alarmingly high

During our four father's time, lot's cow's, buffalo or sheep etc used to move around Lake border and trees seeds will be consumed by animals which was prevented growth of trees inside lake. Now a days no animals are there because of that tree's seeds entering in Lake and it will sprout at summer due to dampness. Kindly apply ecological food chain logic for this, you will get results

@SophiaPatriciaLifeCoach

25 күн бұрын

😅 Ecology is more for them a theory, yet hardest when it comes to implementing it practically 😉

All this information is good. But who will decide, act and solve the problem. God Bless everyone ❤️🙏

It's we the people who should take steps to protect our water bodies by supporting these kind of organisations

@SophiaPatriciaLifeCoach

25 күн бұрын

True and also it's the people to take goverment to task as tax payers

Atleast Govt should take immediate action. Very useful study by panic.earth.

Arkavati river basin Nandi lake, Rajaghatta lake, Doddaballapura lake, chikkatumkur lake, Doddatumkur lake, Kakol lake with Madure lake(as tributary) and Finally Hesarghatta lake.

Native trees should be planted

This is our hesaraghatta lake we live near by its one day trip place many visitors are visiting weekend days

Great story. Most required. The forest department handles the most responsible job in the country, in the most irresponsible, unscientific and corrupt manner. It needs a complete overhaul, of people with heart and brains and common sense.

Please do write a letter to forest department to clear the trees.. and kindly do some public awareness session regarding this...

we here Telangana, follow MISSION KAKATIYA programme. which is briefly, a DE SILTING of lakes across states. one of novel feature of our lakes is, they all are interlinked. much like river water linking projects. surplus water from one lake eventually ends up in lower lakes by gravity. as both states led by INC, this is golden opportunity to emulates mission kakatiya in karnataka for lake reuvenation.

@iridium8341

Ай бұрын

Waste of money.

@hnharsh

Ай бұрын

The lakes of Bangalore are linked too. That's the way they were built.

Plan to develop the lake as a waterskiing, wakeboarding, Hobby RC Boat building, Windsurfing, swimming, and Triathlon swimming hub. The lake will generate revenue and can be maintained by that revenue.

Around Hesaraghatta lake, there are central govt. research institutes with least concern towards the lake..... Regulations should be in place to check what they are releasing into these lakes.

I've seen lakes with similar trees in and around north BLR. I thought water levels were rising but I guess it was just invasive trees

Bengaluru as per scientists will perish due to pollution and exploitation.

@SophiaPatriciaLifeCoach

25 күн бұрын

Won't be surprised

Just joke --Bengaluru city of lakes without water 😂😂😅

How about planting mangroves

In Chhattisgarh desilting lake and grow kamal roots, makhana & singadha in it. Connection it to dam

@2.30

Trees in wrong place can be problem. Fortunately it is small trees this time. If the rain tree or some ficus species invades the lake would be lost. Here the problem seems non removal of silt. If the lake bed is flat or sloping trees will not grow. One should try to use the water and not block the inlets.

R we paying taxes for development or destruction of society?

Hi, I live the near rayasandra lake, can you also look to sustain it

Huvinane lake is almost disappeared. First they plant trees then landfill building waste and then encroachment

Can assess, lakes with minimal trees inside lake. This will give inference that trees are a NO GO inside lake.. Prof Khushboo Bhirawat to assess please!

its happening naturally or someone trying to do real estates on these area like most of lakes inside city is taken away

Most of the lakes I see on google map are dried up and no water at all is present in those. In google map you will see image of a blue lake but when you reach there there is a different story.

The drop in fish population may have zero to do with the trees and more to do with overfishing from the local population

Ohhhh my goodness, these trees are Britishers gift, if planted on land, this spreads like fire and sucks all the nutrients from soil and no other crops will grow near these plantation. The best way to fight is, plant cassia tora plants in the land area where ever these trees are removed. But don’t know about growing in water.😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

Soil compression is the worst invention of urbanization..

for the first in recent times I feel I spend worth watching video in KZread.. wow isn't the media is for giving this kind of information

0:05 lol when maybe in 1970 😂

You khus grass around the lake it will purifier the water and hold the sand around the lake. Its best and cheap.

but 1 thing - it actually saved lake from encourment. if they haven't planted it, now there would be lot of flats there

Our govt should take immediate action measures to curb this jaali tree infestation throughout india, these trees were brought to india by british and now they have become a curse to our environment. This menace has to be addressed on a very serious scale, cant be handled by one or two citizens. Entire governments have to involve and protect our environment

Indian ecosystem is in denger😢

"Bengaluru is often called the city of lakes", really, since when?

There are 3 issues here. Blaming trees in lake is not the only issue. 1. This is man made lake , so likely the lake bed is not rocky and before the lake was built the lake bottom already had vegetation. Now with global warming and less rainfall the lake bed is drying up, as lake doesn't have its own ground water source to keep it wet. In that case what can you do? A dry land will be encroached anyway and people building houses there is far worst scenario than trees, 2. You cannot restore lake to its original state, because this is different environment. So looking at 50 yrs ago and comparing today and trying to make it as it was will not work 3. One need to look at ways to manage that lake in todays environment. Now that the trees are already growing, forest department need to rezone the lake bed into segments , with more native useful trees , and old original vegetation. Maybe fell those invasive trees. Urban forest can be made there with thick vegetation and area can be utilized as underground water charging area.

Something wrong with Bangalore water, kids all around Bangalore are catching loose motions every year after monsoon starts, even if it's ro water it's not safe for consumption

Desiltation, encroachment are real problems...???

BBMP should have learned from Banswara, Pyongyang and Udaipur, to balance between pristine water bodies and urban development. From city of 1000 lakes to city of 1 crore sand miners

National Green Tribunal on India has mentioned Since 2013- 2023 the green coverage loss has been 95% Let Modi explain it.

If aboriginal trees were planted back then, they would be already stolen. 😅 Wherever we go in India, I find invasive species of flora and fauna, mostly. All lands owned by Government, Govt. undertakings and private, were planted with fast growing aka. invasive trees. 90's was the time people were getting concerned with already losing so much trees. Till today we are planting all useless tress.

6.18 looks like shoiab aktar

Good luck to everyone in Pani earth.

In the night, i have seen random people coming and filling Lakes with sand and mud.. over a period of time, they make it a batten land turn that to an agri land and then buy that land from govt saying it's of no use..construct buildings on it in Bengaluru

KRDCL roads projects have planted trees under the unscientific methods.

desiltation is a way to save a lake instead of all these. Isn't human invasive specie?

are those trees dead now?

Start a petition guysss

Who the fu** plant jali ...it is considered as thorny weed😮

My professor, Dr. H. (Hanumanthappa) Narasimhaiah, the founder of National College, whom we lovingly referred to as Dr. HN, used to say that India is not known for its scientific temperament. We often prefer to seek advice from a God Man (or woman) rather than a well-funded research organization. While I don't doubt the sincerity of these well-meaning individuals, they lack the deep education required to draw such conclusions. Mr. Laxman Rao, briefly mentioned in this report, was highly respected in Bangalore (as it was known then) in the '70s, and his word was considered gospel. It seems the report is now questioning his competence. Instead of entrusting the future of this great city and its citizens to amateurs, why doesn't the government draw upon the expertise of institutions like IISc or IIT? This could be a well-funded project, given the city's future is at stake. The Deccan Herald is an esteemed institution, and I hope it won't be drawn into sensational news reporting. Instead, it should seek qualified professionals who can provide knowledgeable opinions on this matter.

City of Lakes has a chronic shortage of water, maybe its about time they come up with a new name for bengaluru

Sounds like the trees were planted purposely to destroy the lake.

Anyone else wonder why there aren't any hydrologists involved? Duh....

Why Christmas music though?

😮 what's the solution....

@MissNArismendezX

29 күн бұрын

Invasive marsupial to eat trees?😂

@mohanpoondii1988

29 күн бұрын

@@MissNArismendezX have to protect both trees and water 💦💦 bodies thankyou so much for nice sharing pranaams 🎉 wishes for every success in your life with family and friends

Sand, land and wood mafia sweating after seeing the lake.

Since mekedatu is never ending political drama, atleast divert those funds reserved for that project to protect all these lakes. Remove those invasive species and clear those silts. Proper demarcation of lake beds is necessary too

Make smaller videos !!!❤

Who will provide translation for what the locals said?

@GZMWAL

Ай бұрын

He is talking about the trees mentioned earlier in the video (Prosopis Juliflora or Jali mara in Kannada) and how the seeds and leaves can kill the fish when they fall in the water and the fish eat them. He also says he spent 1 lakh rupees trying to get rid of them but failed. Additionally, he states that he cannot switch to any other business because his family has been doing this for decades.

@DeccanHerald

Ай бұрын

Hi, we've enabled captions, kindly enable CC/subtitles.

I humbly request to raise voice to preserve vathuru lake which have been dryed up and wht nonsense is bbmp doing to varthuru ammani kere many problem arised villages arounded the lake no water for agriculture and drinking water underground water went 1500ft deept this government is supporting fo big builders like prestige to construct villas in buffer zone mysore king developed lakes around bengaluru for welfare of people but wt government and politicians doing they literally selling for land mafias just what they did ifor belenduru lake