BENGALURU: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa appears to want to pull up its socks to save the city’s dying lakes under the ‘Shubhra Bengaluru” scheme, for which a Rs 999-crore action plan has been approved.

“This work will be implemented in the current year and Bengaluru will be made a model city in solid waste management,” Yediyurappa said. An amount of Rs 100 crore has been approved to curb lakes encroachment. Besides, Rs 317 crore has been specifically earmarked for lake development under the already approved “Mukhyamanthrigala Navanagaroththana” scheme. By utilizing this grant, the state government plans to convert the city’s lakes into green locations for citizens and flocks of birds, Yediyurappa said.

STPs to be upgraded
 Rs 1,000 crore to upgrade Sewage Treatment Plants
 Rs 1,500 crore for the Yettinahole project to augment city water supply
 TG Halli reservoir rejuvenation to be completed by 2021
 Cauvery Water Supply Scheme Stage V to be completed by 2023