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Title: Second time this year in Bengaluru: 1,000 dead fish found floating at Haralur Lake
Source:The Times of India
Date:14 September 2022
Nearly 1,000 fish were found floating in Haralur Lake near HSR Layout on 12 September 2022, setting off alarm bells about deteriorating water quality due to continuous flow of sewage into the waterbody. This is the second instance of fishkill in the lake in 2022 and fourth in the past five years. It should also be noted that in the past five years, 35 incidents of fishkill have been reported in lakes in Bengaluru. The 35-acre Haralur Lake, activists say, is in bad condition and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has to test the water quality immediately.
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