The neglect of the Udaipur city's lakes, from tourism to drinking water, shows no signs of stopping. Following complaints, a de-weeding machine was deployed in Rang Sagar on July 6,2024. It is claimed that this part of Lake Pichola will be cleaned before the arrival of rainwater. This monsoon, there hasn't been good rainfall so far. This is why the water levels of the lakes are also falling.

Last year, by this time, Pichola was overflowing. This time, its water level has dropped to less than half of last year's. Nearby, Swaroop Sagar is in even worse condition. Pollution here is causing fish to die due to a lack of oxygen.

Currently, the water level of Swaroop Sagar Lake, along with its part of Pichola, is around 5.2 feet. Rang Sagar is also connected and is in a similar condition. Udaipur Municipal Corporation has its own de-weeding machine to clean the lakes, but this machine can only clean Pichola Lake. 

There is a wall about 5 feet high between Swaroop Sagar and Pichola, making it difficult to move the machine from Pichola to Swaroop Sagar. Due to the low water level, this machine cannot go beyond Amar Kund. This is why pollution in Swaroop Sagar is increasing.

Officials have been negligent in this matter. Lake enthusiast Tej Shankar Paliwal stated that complaints about the pollution have been made several times, but no attention is given to it. On the other hand, Municipal Corporation's Engineer Mukesh Pujari said that the dividing machine will soon be brought to this part of the lake for cleaning.

If good rainfall occurs and the water level of Swaroop Sagar Lake reaches 8 to 9 feet, it will help in cleaning the lake and improve the oxygen levels in the water naturally.

Currently, the lack of new water entering the lake is increasing the pollution. The good news is that water started flowing into Pichola on Sunday, July 4,2024. Therefore, it is hoped that this problem will be resolved soon.

The Municipal Corporation has an oxygen plant to maintain adequate oxygen levels in the water, but it is not operated at night. This results in a decrease in oxygen levels in the water at night, causing fish to die. Although the corporation runs this plant during the day several times, it is not sufficient to save the fish.

Source: Dainik Bhaskar