K'taka: 82-year-old lake messiah builds 14 tanks

Bengaluru | Sunday | 22nd July, 2018

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He walks with a support stick.HealthAccording to Krishna, his elder son, except cataract, Kere Kamegowda is healthy and active. ‘Kere’ (lake) was quite naturally prefixed to his name. Kere Kamegowda has written proverbs related to theimportance of the forest, ecology, lake protection on stone poles in the hill with the help of his grandchildren. “As of now, Kere Kamegowda has been preserving the hill. This shows his commitment to the cause of this hill,” recalls Yoganna, a local shepherd.Kamegowda first started constructing tanks on this hill around 40 years ago..