Conserving lakes govt's priority, says Boseraju

IRRIGATION Minister on Wednesday NS Boseraju expressed that the conservation of lakes is the priority of the state government.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Bengaluru

Responding to a debate in the Council on the Karnataka Tank Conservation and Development Authority (KTDCA) Amendment Bill, 2025, which proposes reducing the buffer zone around lakes, the minister said there are 41,849 lakes in the state. The survey work of 35,985 of them has been completed, and the survey of 5,687 lakes is pending. Out of the 13,644 encroached lakes, encroachment has been cleared from 7,987 lakes, while encroachment of 5,687 lakes needs to be cleared. He explained that DCs hold meetings