<p>The high court ordered the government to honour an MoU with the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) for studying the comprehensive development of Bengaluru lakes. </p>.<p>Hearing a PIL petition filed by Citizens’ Action Group and others, a division bench of Chief Justice Abhay S Oka and Mohammed Nawaz ordered the release of Rs 3.45 crore to NEERI in 10 days for the study. </p>.<p>It directed the BBMP and the government to ensure the protection of 137.24 acres of Begur Lake, where a Shiva idol is being installed. The court sought an affidavit and a compliance report by October 11. </p>.<p>Hearing another PIL petition filed by advocate G R Mohan, the court directed the BBMP to remove the compound wall constructed by Karle Group, which has deviated the entire route of the Nagawara stormwater drain. </p>
<p>The high court ordered the government to honour an MoU with the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) for studying the comprehensive development of Bengaluru lakes. </p>.<p>Hearing a PIL petition filed by Citizens’ Action Group and others, a division bench of Chief Justice Abhay S Oka and Mohammed Nawaz ordered the release of Rs 3.45 crore to NEERI in 10 days for the study. </p>.<p>It directed the BBMP and the government to ensure the protection of 137.24 acres of Begur Lake, where a Shiva idol is being installed. The court sought an affidavit and a compliance report by October 11. </p>.<p>Hearing another PIL petition filed by advocate G R Mohan, the court directed the BBMP to remove the compound wall constructed by Karle Group, which has deviated the entire route of the Nagawara stormwater drain. </p>