lakes
- 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…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Akbar asks state govt to delegate lakes restoration to Minor Irrigation dept
Hyderabad: AIMIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi on Saturday urged the state government on Saturday to delegate the restoration of lakes to the Minor Irrigation Department so that they can be managed by the…
- 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…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: KTR reviews situation of lakes under HMDA
Hyderabad: Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) on Saturday reviewed the situation of lakes and water bodies under the limits of Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA). The Minister conducted video…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Annual census of Asian Water Bird underway in 5 lakes
Hyderabad: On February 12, volunteers, including students and members of Biodiversity Management Committees, took part in the Asian Water Bird Census 2022, which was held at five lakes across Hyderabad city. The…
- Hyderabad
Satellite images show 83% of lakes have shrunk in Hyderabad since 1967
Hyderabad: Satellite images from 1967 show that lakes have shrunk by at least 83 percent in the city. The shocking images show the extent to which water bodies in Hyderabad have fallen…
- Hyderabad
Special commissioner to be appointed to preserve Hyderabad’s lakes and ponds
Hyderabad: The Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) Minister KT Rama Rao has decided to appoint a special commissioner for the preservation of lakes and ponds in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s limits.…
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