Indian lake was covered with toxic "snow" and caught fire

Residents of the southern Indian city of Bangalore witnessed the surreal sight: the local lake was covered with snow. And all anything, but it was a summer night.

Snow foam appeared on the huge areas of the lake Bellandur, a reservoir with an area of 364 hectares. As in may in Bangalore, the technological capital of India, the air warmed up to 30 degrees Celsius, it is unlikely that the city was struck by the snowfall.

The lake is covered with foam in 2015. And earlier this year it caught fire. The flames raged more than 30 hours, filling the air with ash and giving rise to apocalyptic thoughts from local residents.

The cause of the fire Bellandur and covering it with white foam pollution was. Now and industrial waste, and human waste have turned the lake into a toxic cesspool, which not only illuminates but also creates foam snow from detergents and other chemicals.

Of course, the days when the lake was clean drinking water are long gone. Air at the lake's hard to breathe, it is a pungent mixture of sewage and chemicals. They say that you should touch the foam, to make skin irritation.

There are some encouraging signs. The Indian authorities are taking steps to deal with illegal landfill, including the installation of surveillance cameras at the lake.

Residents demand construction of new treatment facilities, which can greatly reduce the amount of human waste entering the lake. In addition, groups of citizens, who alone clean Bellandur grow.

Shocking transformation Bellandur of the life-giving waters of the toxic mud can serve as a powerful warning to other cities who are faced with explosive growth, especially when such development ahead of the protection of the environment.

Translated by «Yandex.Translator»