Mysore/Mysuru, June 18 -- In response to a petition by the Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has formally written to the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner, urging immediate action to stop sewage inflow into Kukkarahalli Lake.

On April 19, 2025, following MGP's appeal, water samples were collected from various inflow points to the lake, including near Paduvarahalli along Mysuru-Hunsur Road, near Rangayana and within the UGC Academic Staff Training Centre premises.

Testing revealed that the water from these locations falls under Category D, indicating significant contamination. Additional samples taken from the boating point area and from the junction where Poornaiah Canal enters the...