Bengaluru’s East Corp assigns engineers for lakes and SWDs, activists demand unified division
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- Category: Asia
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-05-02 07:29 UTC
- Sources: The Hindu
East Corporation has placed engineers dedicated to lake and sewage‑water‑drainage (SWD) projects in Bengaluru, but environmental activists are calling for a single integrated division similar to the BBMP model. The activists argue that separate divisions hinder coordinated water‑resource management.
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