Repeal GO No. 111 to cause floods
2 years, 9 months ago

Repeal GO No. 111 to cause floods

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Experts, scientists and leaders from political parties were unanimous in their criticism of the state government’s decision to repeal GO 111 during a panel discussion here on Sunday. Congress leader M. Kodanda Reddy, All India Kisan Congress vice-president, criticized the way the CM had “bulldozed” the decision on repeal of the GO in the Assembly, without giving prior notice or any time for debate or discussion. Telangana Prajala Party’s state president Muralidhar Gupta took potshots at BJP legislator M. Raghunandan Rao, who had said that the GO would be revoked when the BJP comes to power. “Farmers with small amounts of land in the reservoirs’ catchment areas may have some issues but they should be addressed separately, without removing the GO,” he said.

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GO 111 Repeal Put on Hold by Revanth
1 year ago

GO 111 Repeal Put on Hold by Revanth

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: After putting the Airport Metro corridor on the back burner, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy is said to have decided to keep on hold the repeal of the contentious GO 111 which was meant to prevent pollution in a 10-km zone around the Osmansagar and Himayatsagar by restricting growth. The K. Chandrasekhar Rao-led government had repealed the GO last …

Environmental experts call on TS govt to implement GO 111
1 year, 3 months ago

Environmental experts call on TS govt to implement GO 111

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The People’s Scientific Committee on Sunday released a report against the decision of the state government to repeal GO 111, which used to protected the Himayatsagar and the Osmansagar. They said GO 69, which replaced GO111, opened around 1.32 lakh acres in 84 villages for construction activity in the buffer zone. The report gave 15 suggestions including repealing GO …

Awaiting Panel's Report to Amend GO 111, Telangana Government Tells HC
1 year, 3 months ago

Awaiting Panel's Report to Amend GO 111, Telangana Government Tells HC

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The state government on Friday told the Telangana High Court that it would adhere to GO Ms. No. Additional Advocate-Aeneral J. Ramachandra Rao gave the assurance when the court was hearing arguments in the batch of petitions and PILs challenging the government's decision to scratch GO 111. The division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice N.V. Shravan …

Himayatsagar water let out to save farm house of Harish Rao: Congress
1 year, 5 months ago

Himayatsagar water let out to save farm house of Harish Rao: Congress

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Hyderabad: Water was let out from Himayatsagar in order to save the farm houses of minister T. Harish Rao and former minister Mahendar Reddy, whose houses were within the full tank level, said vice-president of the Congress party’s kisan cell M. Kodanda Reddy. It was imperative that GO 69 that lifts prohibitions of pollution-causing constructions, including, hotels, malls, heavy constructions …

Congress forms committee on GO 111
1 year, 7 months ago

Congress forms committee on GO 111

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HYDERABAD: As announced by state Congress president A. Revanth Reddy recently, the party constituted a seven-member committee to study the implications of the repeal of GO 111, which used to protect the environs of the Himayatsagar and the Osmansagar. Introducing the team to the media, M. Kodanda Reddy, former chairman of the erstwhile Hyderabad Urban Development Authority, said, "We have …

Abolishing GO 111 Is Like Sounding The Death-Knell: Revanth
1 year, 7 months ago

Abolishing GO 111 Is Like Sounding The Death-Knell: Revanth

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: By abolishing GO 111, the BRS government has rendered Hyderabad vulnerable to floods and has put lives of millions in peril. The measure has implications far beyond impacting the drinking water needs of the people, alleged TPCC president A. Revanth Reddy. “Osmansagar and Himayatsagar were created by the last Nizam after the devastating floods in 1908 claimed 50,000 lives …

GO 111's cancellation means lakes will turn into sewage ponds: Experts
1 year, 7 months ago

GO 111's cancellation means lakes will turn into sewage ponds: Experts

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana state government’s decision to withdraw GO 111 which offered protection to the buffer zones around Osmansagar and Himayatsagar lakes drew sharp criticism from environmental experts. “The government said GO 69 will replace GO111 but the committee’s recommendations for a green city around the lakes have not been made public,” BV Subba Rao, member, technical, on lakes and …

Political reactions on GO 111 cancellation
1 year, 7 months ago

Political reactions on GO 111 cancellation

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: CLP leader Bhatti Vikramarka has said the cancellation of GO 111 was done by the state government to help the CM’s family which is in possession of “thousands of acres of land” in the area. The alternative water sources KCR is referring to are the lift irrigation projects.” “The CM had spoken of an action plan to save the …

Telangana High Court asks for clarity on GO111 area in Vattinagulapally
2 years, 8 months ago

Telangana High Court asks for clarity on GO111 area in Vattinagulapally

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to file an affidavit within two days clarifying whether or not Vattinagulapally in Ranga Reddy district was covered by GO 111, or not. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili told additional advocate-general J. Ramachandra Rao that instead of submitting oral submissions …

TS govt shifts GO 111 onus onto water board
2 years, 8 months ago

TS govt shifts GO 111 onus onto water board

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government has shifted the onus to the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board for its decision to scrap Government Order 111, that was meant to protect Osmansagar and Himayatsagar. Interestingly, G. Rama Krishna, general manager, engineering, HMWS&SB, said a letter was written to the Shamshabad municipal commissioner a few months ago asking them to install STPs …

Scrapping of GO 111 will spell disastrous: Environmentalists
2 years, 8 months ago

Scrapping of GO 111 will spell disastrous: Environmentalists

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Two days ahead of Earth Day, many notable environmentalists from the city contended that the scrapping of G.O. Stating that the state government was shirking away from its responsibility of protecting the lakes, Prof K. Purushotham Reddy, an expert in environmental policy and governance, termed that the GO’s scrapping was a violation of the Water Act of 1974. “Does …

Telangana: GO 111 restrictions removed for 84 villages
2 years, 8 months ago

Telangana: GO 111 restrictions removed for 84 villages

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana State government on Wednesday issued an order to remove restrictions pertaining to a government order 111, dated March 8, 1996. The state government, in its new order today, said that considering the fact that Hyderabad city’s drinking water requirements were no longer dependent on Osmansagar and Himayatsagar reservoirs, which was the underlying reason for the issuance of …

GO 111 move delays master plan
2 years, 8 months ago

GO 111 move delays master plan

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The government’s decision to repeal GO 111 would delay the finalisation of the master plan for the Hyderabad Metropol-itan Region by another year. Though Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao had asked the Administrative Staff College of India to prepare a master plan for the Hyderabad Metropolitan Region three years ago, the work has not taken off yet. Now that …

Repeal of GO 111 will prove disastrous: Experts
2 years, 9 months ago

Repeal of GO 111 will prove disastrous: Experts

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao’s proposal to scrap GO 111, if implemented, will eventually result in urban flooding and disturb ecological balance, say experts. A groundwater department official said due to rapid urbanisation, 40 per cent of water from different sources enter nalas and flows eventually into the Musi. According to groundwater department officials, once the twin reservoirs are …

Ready to move court if GO 111 repealed: Greens
2 years, 9 months ago

Ready to move court if GO 111 repealed: Greens

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Environmentalists stepped up their opposition to the state government’s move to repeal GO 111. Addressing the media, Prof K. Purushotham Reddy, an expert in environment policy and governance, said while the government’s argument to repeal the GO on the ground that there was plenty of water available from the Krishna and the Godavari rivers, the fact was that the …

GO 111 decision ignores climate change
2 years, 9 months ago

GO 111 decision ignores climate change

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The state government’s decision to strike off Osmansagar and Himayatsagar from the list of drinking water sources, and its reliance on lifting water from the Godavari and Krishna rivers to meet the water needs of the city, could be fraught with unforeseen adverse consequences when the impact of climate change is factored into the changing monsoon patterns. Climate variability …

Telangana lawyers prefer tweaking GO 111
2 years, 9 months ago

Telangana lawyers prefer tweaking GO 111

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Legal experts and senior lawyers in the state have said the Telangana government would be better placed if it reworks and redrafts a new order to protect Osmansagar, and Himayatsagar — instead of scrapping GO 111. “Since we have advanced in scientific outlook as compared to 1996 when the GO was drafted, we should revisit the order and draft …

Move to repeal GO irks environmentalists
2 years, 9 months ago

Move to repeal GO irks environmentalists

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao’s announcement in the Assembly that the government would repeal GO 111 seems to have kicked a hornets’ nest as environmentalists and rights activists have taken up the cudgel against the Chief Minister’s decision. The GO 111 was issued by the erstwhile AP government in 1996 to protect the catchment areas of the two reservoirs, …

GO 111 meaningless, to be scrapped: KCR
2 years, 9 months ago

GO 111 meaningless, to be scrapped: KCR

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Tuesday said the GO 111 would be lifted soon after receiving the expert committee report on this issue. Speaking in the Legislative Assembly, the Chief Minister stated that GO 111 had become meaningless and redundant as Hyderabad no longer depended on Osmansagar and Himayatsagar lakes to meet its drinking water needs. The Chief …

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