The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Lokayukta pulls up Ramanagara officials over lake pollution, seeks compliance report
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The Hindu Bureau
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The Karnataka Lokayukta has ordered officials in Ramanagara to stop the cremation of bodies on a village lake bund due to severe water pollution. The administration has been directed to finalize an alternative site for cremations and submit a compliance report by the next hearing.
The Karnataka Lokayukta has directed the Ramanagara Deputy Commissioner and the Channapatna Tehsildar to take immediate steps to prevent the dumping into the lake and the cremation of bodies on the bund of a village lake, warning that continued pollution poses a serious public health risk.
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