Bengaluru: Paying the price for polluting lakes in the Jigani–Bommasandra area, the state government is finally moving ahead with setting up a Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) at a cost of Rs 62.75 crore.

In June 2020, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had imposed a penalty of Rs 15 lakh on the state government and the Bommasandra Town Municipal Council for polluting Kithiganahalli Lake, located behind Narayana Hrudayalaya hospital. In 2022, the tribunal levied another penalty of Rs 500 crore on the government over the pollution of Chandapura Lake.

Five years later, the government has received all necessary clearances for the CETP, which will be developed on a turnkey basis, including operation and maintenance for 10 years. The plant will have a capacity to treat 1.5 million litres

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