Mysuru, March 17 -- * Floating trash barriers used to remove water hyacinth, solid waste, liquor bottles, metal debris

* DC directs MCC Commissioner to prepare estimate for Sewage Treatment Plant as solution

The Mysuru District Administration has finally begun cleaning the choked Hebbal Lake, with the Hootagalli City Municipal Council (CMC) undertaking the task on a day-to-day basis.

The 54-acre Hebbal Lake on Mysuru's outskirts, once a thriving water body, is now choking under the weight of sewage, industrial waste and rampant water hyacinth. Once a sanctuary for aquatic life and birds, including pelicans, the lake now shows no signs of either.

On Mar. 5, Star of Mysore published a report titled 'Hebbal Lake Choked,' highlighting the...