Sewage from apartments makes Kaggadaspura lake less attractive for avians

Bengaluru | Thursday | 16th January, 2020

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Iffath Fathima ByExpress News ServiceBENGALURU: Kaggadaspura lake was once known as a birds’ paradise. He says sewage entering the lake from apartment complexes is the main reason for the water body becoming less attractive for birds. I started photographing birds some years back at the lake. He said he spotted 19 species of butterflies like blue tiger, lime butterfly, crimson red and mottled emigrant at the lake. Residents pointed out that the lake was spread across 47 acres earlier and now it is 37 acres due encroachments.“The lake is slowly dying..