Mysore/Mysuru, June 28 -- In a positive step for the city's environmental movement, the Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) has succeeded in convincing the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to disconnect a sewage line from Vinayaka Nagar (Paduvarahalli) that was polluting Kukkarahalli Lake for years.

Following years of dialogue with environmental experts and air pollution control officials, lab reports confirmed that the Lake's water had been contaminated by untreated sewage flowing in from a UGD (Underground Drainage) line.

This prompted urgent action by the MGP, and on June 26, MGP representatives met with MCC Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif for a 40-minute meeting, during which the issue was discussed in depth.

Acting swiftly, the Commissi...