India, Sept. 6 -- Two weeks since an environmentalist complained that she had spotted a garbage dump near Vihar Lake, one of the seven lakes that supply potable water to the city, no action has been taken.

The garbage pile consisting of furniture scrap, wood, leather, plastic and metal materials was spotted within 76 meters of the lake's boundaries, just off the road that connects Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Vihar Lake, and Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP).

An environmentalist, Amrita Bhattacharjee, then filed a complaint to the conservator of forests at SGNP, but the heap of garbage remains at the location, and has even spread onto the slope which descends towards the lake.

Meenal Ravat, a resident of Bhangshila pad...