Hyderabad Lakes To Get Major Revamp
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hyderabad Lakes To Get Major Revamp

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: For beautification and development of lakes in Hyderabad, M. Dana Kishore, principal secretary of municipal administration and urban development, instructed GHMC commissioner Amrapali Kata, the special commissioner for lakes, and the corporation’s zonal commissioners to identify at least five lakes in each zone. They were instructed to prepare and submit a comprehensive action plan for the beautification and development of these lakes within three days. He instructed that in zones of Charminar, LB Nagar, Serilingampally, Kukatpally, Secunderabad, and Khairatabad, a minimum of 50 lakes should be identified, with five lakes per zone, and that beautification and development work should be carried out using corporate social responsibility funds. Kishore also emphasised the need to engage with the builders and prominent corporate companies in the city to secure CSR funds for lake development and to encourage them to adopt these lakes.

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Lakes Body Takes Up 6 Projects in Hyderabad
1 day, 7 hours ago

Lakes Body Takes Up 6 Projects in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The GHMC’s lakes and water bodies management circle said it had has undertaken 34 projects costing nearly Rs 61 crore for fencing lakes, strengthening bunds and diverting sewage away from waterbodies. It said that with the support of HYDRAA, authorities had demolished unauthorised structures at seven lakes which were built in FTL and buffer zones. This included 35 structures …

If Unprotected, Hyd Won’t Have Lakes by 2040: Ranganath
3 weeks, 6 days ago

If Unprotected, Hyd Won’t Have Lakes by 2040: Ranganath

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Urbanisation in Telangana is taking place 12 per cent faster than the national average, HYDRAA commissioner A.V. Ranganath said 61 per cent of Hyderabad’s lakes had disappeared, with the remaining 39 per cent requiring immediate protection to prevent their extinction in the next 15 years. The state government established HYDRAA to safeguard lakes, public parks, roads and government land …

Hyderabad: 12 City Lakes Set for Rejuvenation
1 month, 1 week ago

Hyderabad: 12 City Lakes Set for Rejuvenation

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Twelve lakes in the city have been shortlisted for a facelift jointly by the HMDA and the GHMC. This will cover costs incurred on diverting sewage to ensure that the lakes are not polluted,” said a GHMC official. Project rejuvenation will include fencing of lakes, building walking tracks, gazebos, open gyms, children play areas and benches. “We will take …

Hyderabad rains: 33 lakes discharging surplus water; 7 reach FTL
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Hyderabad rains: 33 lakes discharging surplus water; 7 reach FTL

The Hindu  

Many waterbodies within Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation have reached surplus water levels under the impact of the continual rains for the past few days. On Monday morning, 33 lakes were releasing surplus water downstream, as per information shared by the Lakes division of the GHMC. Lakes with surplus water The lakes with outflow of surplus water include Rangadhamuni Kunta, Kuktapally; …

Govt. serious about encroachments in lakes in Hyderabad: Minister Ponnam
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Govt. serious about encroachments in lakes in Hyderabad: Minister Ponnam

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar here on Monday said the State government was serious about the encroachments of lakes in the city, which is known as city of lakes. Speaking to media persons, he said it would be the responsibility of the locals to protect the lakes in the State and added that the people were appreciating the efforts …

Noida: District admin asks officials to speed up beautification of ponds
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Noida: District admin asks officials to speed up beautification of ponds

Hindustan Times  

Gautam Budh Nagar district magistrate Manish Kumar Verma, while reviewing the current status of ponds and lakes in the district on Wednesday, directed officials to ensure speedy disposal of pending cases related to encroachment on ponds and lakes at the tehsil and authority level and to quickly finish the beautification work on ponds. “The officials have been directed to provide …

Nearly half of lakes in GHMC encroached under BRS rule: Bhatti
6 months ago

Nearly half of lakes in GHMC encroached under BRS rule: Bhatti

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BRS government has resorted to massive encroachments of water bodies, with 182 out of 417 lakes within GHMC getting completely encroached, while 76 partially encroached. The numbers were revealed in a press release issued on Friday after Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka analysed the report of water bodies in the city with assistance of Telangana Remote Sensing Application …

State to Renew 4,234 Lakes in Urban Areas
7 months ago

State to Renew 4,234 Lakes in Urban Areas

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Municipal Administration and Urban Development principal secretary M. Dana Kishore said that a series of measures were underway to rejuvenate 4,234 lakes in the urban areas of the state. Speaking at a workshop, ‘Lake Protection and Rejuvenation in Urban Areas’, on Tuesday, he said: “Lake restoration is crucial in maintaining the water table's equilibrium.” He said the MA&UD department …

Report on water bodies in Hyderabad presents grim picture: HC
9 months ago

Report on water bodies in Hyderabad presents grim picture: HC

The Hindu  

The Telangana High Court on Tuesday observed that the report, presented by a committee of two advocates constituted by it to examine 13 lakes in Hyderabad, presents a grim picture of the condition of water bodies. It directed Additional Advocate General Mohammed Imran Khan to ensure that officials concerned stop people from growing vegetables using the contaminated water. The bench …

Telangana HC sought report on protection of lakes in seven districts
1 year, 6 months ago

Telangana HC sought report on protection of lakes in seven districts

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday directed the Telangana state government, irrigation department principal secretary, GHMC and HMDA commissioners, and district collectors of Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Medchal Malkajgiri, Medak, Sanga Reddy, Siddipet, and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri Districts, to file a final report on protection of lakes in seven districts within eight weeks. The report revealed that a survey mirrored that …

Lakes festival as a part of Telangan formation
1 year, 6 months ago

Lakes festival as a part of Telangan formation

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The government celebrated ‘Ooroora Cheruvala Panduga ’ as part of the state Formation Day celebrations on Thursday. At a programme at Lotus Pond, minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav unveiled a booklet on lakes. They are providing drinking and irrigation water.” In the past, farmers, used to suffer due to lack of water, but today the ponds have plenty of water, …

Hyderabad lakes drying up, experts say critical times ahead
2 years ago

Hyderabad lakes drying up, experts say critical times ahead

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: While pollution of lakes in the city is a serious issue, 30 lakes within the city limits have gone dry and some have been encroached upon and disappeared, raising serious concerns about the preservation and existence of these water bodies. The report stated that two lakes, Mangalavani Kunta in Hafeezpet and Thouthu Kunta in Khajaguda, were non-existent, while Khanamet …

Lakes rapidly deteriorating, GHMC abandons them
2 years, 1 month ago

Lakes rapidly deteriorating, GHMC abandons them

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Lakes in the city are rapidly declining and deteriorating faster than expected, but unfortunately the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, the agency in charge of maintaining them, appears to have abandoned them. According to GHMC data, the civic body decided to restore 19 lakes in 2018, of which the corporation has completed eight lakes to the tune of Rs 167 …

No official to look after Hyderabad\'s waterbodies
2 years, 8 months ago

No official to look after Hyderabad\'s waterbodies

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The delay in appointing a special commissioner for lakes, as was proposed some time ago, has kept the city waterbodies in serious trouble. Officials said patta landholders have stalled the works at Edula Cheruvu, Pedda Cheruvu in Amberpet, Tondapally Cheruvu in Shamshabad, Pasumamula Cheruvu in Abdullapurmet, Pedda Cheruvu in Keesara, Rampally Cheruvu, Mallampet Cheruvu in Bowrampet, Pedda Cheruvu in …

Government’s apathy destroys Hyderabad lakes systematically
4 years, 1 month ago

Government’s apathy destroys Hyderabad lakes systematically

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The death knell for the city’s lakes was sounded in the 1990s when the then government issued a notification stating that water bodies smaller than 10 acres could be used to build residential and commercial purposes. A technical report, ‘Documenting disappearing water bodies of Hyderabad city’, prepared by the Society for Participatory Development revealed that 27 lakes and kuntas …

The revenge of the lakes in Hyderabad
4 years, 2 months ago

The revenge of the lakes in Hyderabad

The Hindu  

Mohammed Abdul Quddus Qureshi’s body was found at the Nagole sewage treatment plant along the Musi river, 13 km from his home in Alinagar, even as the steady downpour in Hyderabad continued. They were also swept away by the waters of the overflowing Palle Cheruvu lake, part of the Umda Sagar lake basin. Unprecedented flooding The downpour had more devastation …

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