Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has failed in its duty to identify and take action against those polluting lakes in Bengaluru city, says a Comptroller and Audit General (CAG) report tabled in the Assembly on Thursday.
The report notes that KSPCB did little to implement the orders of the National Green Tribunal on cleaning up Bellandur and Varthur lakes, particularly in identifying and taking action against domestic and industrial polluters.
Similarly, with just 10 out of 19 million litres of tertiary treated water being used daily by industries, CAG states that the KSPCB failed in enforcing guidelines.
On air quality and regulating industries, CAG notes that KSPCB had reduced the number of inspections done by up to 44 per cent lower than it should be doing while not enforcing compliance of the legally-mandated Environmental Audit Reports. Up to 97 per cent of industries had not been submitting reports.
