I was parched and knew I would die a slow and painful death. The stench was unbearable and the plastic was clogging my respiratory organs. Slowly my body was getting filled by mud and knew that a multi storeyed tomb was planned to be built on me. I was helpless, crying, and screaming for help, but people walked by ignoring and a few who happened to look at me sighed and pitied me. I became silent and waited for the day of the inauguration of the tomb.
Through this entire trauma that I was going through, I was unaware that my savior had heard my plea and had initiated a plan to save me. My savior is none other than Mrs. Usha Rajagopalan and I cannot thank her enough for saving me.
My name is Puttenahalli Lake and I am sandwiched between two apartment buildings. Mrs Usha Rajagopalan formed Puttenahalli Neighbourhood Lake Improvement Trust (PNLIT) and worked relentlessly with her comrades in this crusade to save me.
Now, I am holding up water instead of the dump, there are benches for my visitors to rest, a cobbled walking path has added to my beauty, and the innumerable winged visitors that I am hosting never makes me feel lonely.
I know PNLIT has a lot of plans for me and I welcome people to come and explore this small eco-system.
I request all those who read my story to support PNLIT in its future endeavors and I promise that your support will be well rewarded.
Please do not litter and suffocate me again.
Place Statistics:
Type of place: Lake
Situated: J.P.Nagar 7th Phase, Bangalore, Karnataka
Distance: Approx 15 Kms from Majestic Bus stand
Transport: Well connected by road
Facilities: A cobbled path to walk, benches to sit and bird watch
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Beautiful post. The way you have written this post touches heart. Your writings are very good.
Thank you Asha.
Hi,
Just came across this post. Thank you so much for writing about the revival of Puttakere. Credit goes to my team at PNLIT, the many volunteers and the community without whose fund and volunteer support we would not have come so far. Do visit the lake and see how it looks in 2023.
Thanks again.
Yes, it is the tireless work of the whole team. Kudos to you all!!!