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“All is not well with the health of Hyderabad’s water bodies. With the authorities turning a blind eye to the plight of these lakes, more than 70 per cent of them have either been encroached upon by private parties, turned into dump yards or filled up to make way for a more lucrative realty project.
“Be it the major water bodies like Hussain Sagar, Himayat Sagar, and Osman Sagar or the lesser known `kuntas’ like Yerra kunta (Saroornagar), Khaja Guda (Gachibowli), Mundli kunta (Kukatpally), Thammidi kunta (Hi-Tec City), Erla Cheruvu (Lingampally) among others, all have met with a similar fate of exploitation and neglect.
“And a toothless Lake Protection Committee (LPC), constituted under the Hyderbad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) a year ago, has not improved matters any better. Complaints registered with this committee that has been entrusted with the job of maintaining Hyderabad’s lakes and tanks either go unheard or are forgotten soon after a preliminary visit to the site.
“Take the case of Chakali Vani Kunta near serene water body, which is one among the many small lakes dotting the area, now has a concrete wall standing tall right in the middle of it. Local activists allege that it is the doing of Rajiv Swagruha project authorities who have a housing scheme there. While the matter has been repeatedly posted with the protection committee, little has been done about it so far.”
Read more: Times of India
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