Check seepage of water at Kukkarahalli lake bund
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Dr Major general (retd.) Sudhir G Ombathkere
Mysuru: Kukkarahalli lake bund is essentially an earthen dam.
Seepage of water through the earthen body of the dam (at the lower level, just above the level of the Bogadi Road) removes the finer particles of earth. This can only increase the rate of seepage, and lead to further loss of earth from the body of the bund, and affect the structural integrity of the bund.
If seepage continues, it can (God forbid) lead to collapse of a section of the bund.
Such a collapse will be disastrous, leading to loss of life & property, besides of course loss of the water body (kere) itself and the associated biodiversity.
Apart from adopting immediate measures to check seepage, Mysore’s civic authorities need to urgently take heed and be prepared.
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