The Karnataka government may be spending crores of rupees to rejuvenate Bengaluru’s ailing lakes, but concerned authorities don't seem to care.

At least two state government departments entrusted with the task of maintaining and developing the city's lakes have been found guilty of showing blatant disregard to laws and regulations related to the same.

TNM has accessed a series of letters written by the Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority (KLCDA), the nodal authority of all notified water bodies in the states, to the Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) between September and November 2017. These letters show that the BDA, which is the custodian of Varthur Lake, has facilitated illegal construction work on the lake despite multiple warnings by the KLCDA.