NGT committee to hear public grievances soon

Bengaluru | Wednesday | 12th June, 2019

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By Express News ServiceBENGALURU: The NGT committee on Tuesday announced that it will conduct its maiden public meeting at 11 am on June 21, at KK English School in Varthur. At the meeting, grievances of people residing around Bellandur and Varthur lakes will be heard. An NGT committee member said, “During our field visits, many people told us that they wanted to know what was being done to save Varthur and Bellandur lakes. This public meeting is their chance to approach us.”The committee constituted by NGT and headed by former Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde will prepare a report based on the meeting. Desilting worksThe panel has also advised the geology department to identify quarry sites to dump silt..