A Legal Regime for Control of Pollution of Urban Lakes

Abstract

Cities need lakes more than ever before. Although the policies and measures to protect and restore the lakes and wetlands are numerous, urban waterways are in deplorable condition. There is a drastic drop in numbers. The researcher as undertaken on the control of Pollution of urban lakes in Bangalore. Lakes are very important for survival of both animals and humans. They are crucial for not just for the sake of drinking water but also important as they give economic, social, and cultural angle to humans. Lakes is important for economic activities because they are necessity for industries and attract tourism as well. However, with the expanding urbanisation and population lakes survival has become difficult.1 Lakes in both rural and urban areas are not effectively protected from many factors such as pollution, urbanisation etc. Despite knowing their importance, humans have ignored their preservation. Present day, either lake is dried up due to usage, climate changes and other factors. Even due to unplanned human expansion especially in urban areas, two things have happened. Lakes has dried up or lake area are now residential or commercial spaces or two, has bought drought or floods in these areas. However, due to lake degradation, several changes have taken places including climate change, changing ecosystem etc.