Mysuru, May 22 -- Just weeks after the Hootagalli City Municipal Council (CMC) resumed daily clean-up efforts, Hebbal Lake is once again drowning under a toxic cocktail of untreated sewage, industrial effluents and invasive water hyacinth.

Once a vibrant sanctuary for aquatic life and birds, including majestic pelicans, the lake has now devolved into a foul-smelling, lifeless swamp.

This environmental disaster unfolded nine years after the Infosys Foundation invested a massive Rs. 105 crore in rejuvenating the 54-acre lake as part of a high-profile restoration drive.

Despite the Foundation's ambitious restoration effort in 2016, led by Dr. Sudha Murty under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, the lake today reflects t...