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Hosur: At a time when campaigns persist on the protection of water bodies, three lakes in Hosur have been crying for attention. But nothing concrete has emerged to protect them. Instead, they have been allowed to rapidly degenerate into yards for letting sewage and dumping garbage. The Ramanaickan Eri spread out over an expanse of 20 hectares is situated in the heart of the town. Built as a water reservoir during 1780 the water level in this tank has a direct bearing on the drinking water problem in Hosur. Whenever the tank dries up, the town experiences severe water problems. The lake has also been a major factor in augmenting the fast-depleting ground water level in Hosur. But now with borewells being sunk indiscriminately on its banks and the failure to desilt it for long has resulted in the lake fast drying up. According to sources, based on its location and scenic beauty, attempts were made to convert the lake into a boathouse. But the arrangement was withdrawn abruptly. The jetty constructed for boarding boats has now turned out to be a convenient platform for people who want to wash their clothes and cattle. Similar is the fate of Dharga Eri and Therpettai Eri situated at the entrance of the town. The Dharga Eri, a natural one, has also turned out to be a collection pond for sewage from SIPCOT and other housing colonies situated across the lake. The lake is now on the verge of complete decay, thanks to gross negligence and dumping of garbage by residential colonies. With the ground water in Hosur being pumped at rates that exceed replenishment, the water table has registered a steep decline at the rate of 30 to 90 feet a decade says K. Naveen Kumar, a resident. This has also resulted in a decline in the water quality since the wells that had provided fresh drinking water all along had become salty in most areas. It is hoped that the municipality would come forward to protect these precious water sources, because failure to maintain them is bound to further deplete the ground water level and affect Hosur’s eco-system, say residents.
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