Pollution board

Hesarghatta

officials visit site, say case will be lodged against crewThe crew of Sudeep starrer Ranna may be back at thelake to clean up the mess they had created while shooting for the movie on the lakebed recently.Pollution board officials visited the site today after BM reported on it said a case will also be lodged against the film crew as polluting a water body is serious offence.Environmental Officer (EO) of the Dasarahalli division S Madhusudan and his team visited the spot at the directive of Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) Chairman Dr Vamanacharya.The officials were greeted by beer cans, liquor bottles, garbage, broken sets, paint-mixed water, telltale signs of the film team fouling the ecological sensitive area which has also been recorded by an activist.The officials were clearly shocked to see the state in which the film crew had left the area after their shooting was done. “We are really shocked to see the way the lake has been polluted. After the shooting, they have left the paint-mixed water in the lake itself. Broken down artificial sets are still lying around garbage has taken over the lake. Beer cans, liquor bottles and the food plates have been thrown in the lake itself,” Madhusudan said.They team took photographs and videos of the findings at the lake; sample of the soil and paint-mixed water in the ponds were collected and have already been sent to the lab for the test. “We have taken all the samples and also the photographs and I will be giving a report to the Chairman,” Madhusudan said.Board officials have also contacted the producer of the movie who has tendered apology for the mistake committed by his film crew and said he would follow anything the board directs.Board officials also said that they checked with the local panchayat and no permission to shoot at the lake was given by them.The fouling was unearthed by activist Manjunath of Hesarghatta who has already protested against permission given to shoot at such ecologically sensitive areas. Manjunath was validated by the callous attitude of the shooting crew. He took pictures and videos of the film team polluting the lake.*The officials were greeted by beer cans, liquor bottles, garbage, broken sets, paint-mixed water in ponds dug up by the crew*They team took photographs and videos of the findings at the lake*Sample of the soil and paint-mixed water in the ponds were collected and have already been sent to the lab for the test