KAMPS is an organisation formed by residents of Kaggadasapura, Bangalore to make Kaggadasapura a better place to live in. The primary focus of the group is to revive the Kaggadasapura Lake.
2. Lake Details
Area : 50 acres
Encroached : 3 acres
Drainage:
Two inlets : one from north and one from west
One outlet : on the north east part connecting to Doddenakundi lake/
State :
High level of weeding and siltation
Sewage dumping from north inlet
Drainage highly used for sewage rather storm water drainage
3. Background
The lake was under Forest department till 2007
Transferred to LDA in 2007
LDA conferred executionery works to BDA
BDA prepared Detailed Project Report
BDA fenced a part of the lake
Detailed Project Report waiting for LDA nod
5. KAMPS
Kaggadasapura Kere Abhivrudhi Mattu Parisara
Samrakshane Samiti( KAMPS)
Formed in June 2012
Aims to form a organisation/trust with residents of
Kaggadasapura to initially revive and develop
Kaggadasapura Lake into an open green space
The goal is to make Kaggadasapura a better place to live
in
KAMPS is 92 members strong now
6. Action plan
Data collection and analysis
Bring more people from Kaggadasapura in the
movement by campaigning and awareness programmes.
Coax and push authorities to speed up the development
programme as planned by Government
Work in collaboration with BBMP, BDA,LDA to develop
the lake and adjoining area in benefit of people of
Kaggadasapura
Work with related NGOs like United Ways to provide
technical and strategic inputs on our development work.
Take up the custody of the Lake and make it a big open
public space for all Kaggadasapura residents
7. KAMP activities
A group formed with 92 members
Using both online and offline route to bring in more
residents in the movement
Attended “Save Our Lake” programme on 5th August
2012
Visited Puttenahalli lake off Bannerghatta Road to study
and discuss how people in neighbourhood revived the
lake and turned into an oasis
Filed RTI with BDA to gather insight of the development
programme taken up by Government.