lakes
- Hyderabad
GHMC initiates project to restore 40 lakes in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Lakes and Water Bodies Management Circle (HLWBMC), a division of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), has undertaken significant measures to safeguard and rejuvenate 40 lakes facing challenges such as…
- Telangana
‘Notify FTL buffer zones of HMDA lakes’, says Telangana HC
Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Thursday asked the Lake Protection Committee under HMDA to issue notifications for the Full Tank Level (FTL) buffer zones of all water bodies in Hyderabad. A bench…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Lakes in Malkajgiri, Alwal to be cleaned up
Hyderabad: Cleanup drives have been planned for Banda Cheruvu and RK Puram Cheruvu Lake in Malkajgiri and Chinnarayuni Cheruvu, Kotha Cheruvu Lake in Alwal. Earlier, locals around the Miryalguda Lake also known…
- Telangana
Telangana govt to rejuvenate 50 lakes in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Telangana’s department of municipal administration and urban development on Tuesday launched a programme to rejuvenate and develop 50 water bodies in and around Hyderabad. Minister for municipal administration and urban development…
- Bangalore
Lakes remain thirsty even as Bengaluru drowned, say activists and experts
Bengaluru: The torrential rain in the city that flooded the houses and offices of tech honchos and turned roads into rivers of sorts could not fill most lakes, thanks to the land…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad rains: Many areas turned into lakes, witnessed traffic jams
Hyderabad: The incessant rain continues to lash Hyderabad and other districts of the state at a time when the IMD had predicted more rain during the next 2 to 3 days. Due to…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Why the Hussain Sagar has never flooded our city
Hyderabad: Three days ago on July 12, alarm bells rang when the water levels of the Hussain Sagar touched 513.44 metres (above seal level) due to continuous and heavy rains. It was…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A city shaped by its historic water reservoirs
By Mohammed Sibgatullah Khan Hyderabad: The Deccan has a dry climate and does not possess snow-fed rivers to irrigate its lands. Historically, it has depended on ground water and the yearly monsoon.…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: GHMC taking all precautions against rains, says Mayor
Hyderabad: GHMC Mayor Gadwal R Vijalakshmi on Saturday inspected the control room on the seventh floor of the municipal body’s head office, and enquired about the rainfall situation, the number of complaints…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: GHMC to revive sixty one lakes across the city
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Coporation (GHMC) will spend Rs 95 crore to revive 61 lakes across the city. The civic body has already begun reviving water bodies in a phased manner.…
- Telangana
Telangana HC miffed over GHMC and HMDA’s failure to protect city lakes
Hyderabad: Telangana High Court had expressed its displeasure over the failure of the Greater Hyderabad municipal corporation (GHMC) and Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) to submit affidavits regarding the protection of city…
- Science
A vicious cycle of oxygen loss threatens water quality in lakes: Study
Washington: According to a new Virginia Tech Study, Sticky with sediment, the bottom waters of lakes are more than their deepest, darkest layer. They bury massive portions of the carbon, nitrogen, and…
- Hyderabad
GHMC begins restoration of 61 lakes
Hyderabad: As the Telangana government swings into action for revamping lakes across the state, 61 of them under the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) are being revamped at Rs 95.54 crore. The…
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