Lake on fire
@allknowing (130292)
India
February 17, 2017 2:43am CST
One of Bengaluru's lakes is on fire. Strange as it may sound it is all because of toxic waste that is dumped there. Dumping toxic waste is not new to Bengaluru. A year ago or so the very same lake was spewing foams that resembled snow.
What is taking authorities to address this issue is a million dollar question. Pollution is spreading like wildfire. Bengaluru was once termed 'Retirement Paradise' but sadly it has lost that title.
Bengalurus Bellandur lake is in news again. A fire broke out at this lake, considered to be one of the biggest in the city on Thursday evening sending out huge cloud of toxic smoke.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
17 Feb 17
This is the effect of over population in one country. Weird as may it sound that lake be on fire, well this tis the irony of life.
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@allknowing (130292)
• India
17 Feb 17
All factories nearby are guilty of dumping toxic waste in that lake
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
17 Feb 17
@allknowing these factories are contributory to climate change of the world
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@allknowing (130292)
• India
17 Feb 17
@ilocosboy Shocking that they turn a blind eye
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
17 Feb 17
So sorry to hear about this. Will read more about this tragic event.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
17 Feb 17
@allknowing like what was said before, evil succeeds not because of evil men doing things but because of good men doing nothing.
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@allknowing (130292)
• India
17 Feb 17
The whole world gets to know about this and yet there is no reaction. Very sad state of affairs.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
17 Feb 17
How terrible for things like to happen. Do they do anything to remedy it or is it like here they turn a deaf ear and a blind eye to the whole affair?
So sorry that that has happened.
I have seen things in other countries too that makes your hair stand on end it really does.
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@allknowing (130292)
• India
17 Feb 17
Dumping waste in that lake has been going on relentlessly but nothing is done to stop it.
@allknowing (130292)
• India
17 Feb 17
No. Not where I live. It is in another city altogether.
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@allknowing (130292)
• India
17 Feb 17
And this is done by big industries knowing fully well what it does to people around. Where has conscience disappeared?
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@JudyEv (326663)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Feb 17
@allknowing Certainly the big industries are only interested in the immense profits they can make.
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@luisadannointed (4171)
• Philippines
17 Feb 17
Oh that was sad. I hope the authorities can do something to clean the place and back it to its normal shape. God bless.
I hope the government of any country must try to be responsible and quick to any possibility that could lead their country into any types of harm and calamity.
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@allknowing (130292)
• India
17 Feb 17
They should have done something when it happened earlier but nothing is seen
