India, May 4 -- Sir,

In response to the news item titled 'Amid row over Railway Underpass. No hint of DPR for Kukkarahalli Lake Conservation' (SOM dated Apr. 16), I would like to draw your attention to a few more facts related to the matter.

Being an engineer and having worked quite extensively on urban tanks of Mysuru, I was one of the experts involved by the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) in the initiative of preparing a DPR (Detailed Project Report) for the development of Kukkarahalli Lake, from almost the beginning.

Ever since INTACH was awarded the project, it has:

(i) Conducted a couple of meetings with the experts and the interested public.

(ii) Got a few important technical reports prepared by ou...