lakes
- Hyderabad
171 lakes encroached in Hyderabad between 2014 and 2023: Report
Hyderabad: As many as 171 water bodies or local lakes have been encroached in the city over the last decade since Telangana was formed, including those in the Outer Ring Road (ORR),…
- Hyderabad
HYDRA to launch app to curb encroachments on Hyderabad lakes, parks
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRA) is set to introduce a new software application designed to combat encroachments on lakes, parks, and government lands across the city. This…
- Hyderabad
Amid HYDRA’s demolition drive, old paintings of Hyderabad lakes shared on X
Hyderabad: Amid an ongoing demolition drive conducted by the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets monitoring agency (HYDRA) against illegal structures built in the full tank level (FTL) and buffer zones around lakes…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: Preliminary notifications of 269 lakes in HMDA issued
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has received preliminary notifications of 269 lakes falling under the limits of Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) from 7 districts, out of which preliminary notifications were published for…
- Hyderabad
HYDRA lodges complaint against official over construction permits in lake FTL
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Disaster Management and Assets Protection Agency (HYDRA) has initiated action against officials who issued construction permits within lakes’ Full Tank Levels (FTL) and buffer zones. HYDRA Commissioner AV Ranganath…
- Top Stories
Rules being formed for HYDRA to protect all lakes in Hyderabad: CS
Hyderabad: Telangana chief secretary Santhi Kumari on Thursday, August 29, said that guidelines are being readied to fully hand over the responsibilities of the protection of all the lakes, parks, canals and…
- Hyderabad
47 lakes in Hyderabad to be rejuvenated at cost of Rs 161 cr
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is set to upgrade 47 lakes in Hyderabad across six zones. The project will involve building sluice gates, bunds, and ring mains, as well as…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: HYDRA demolishes illegal structures inside Errakunta FTL
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Disaster Response, Assets Monitoring, and Protection (HYDRA) officials have continued their demolition of illegal structures, by bringing down a few multi-storeyed buildings built on the Errakunta lake’s full tank…
- Hyderabad
Experts feel ‘community participation’ crucial for lake protection
Hyderabad: Stressing the need for lake restoration to maintain the water table’s equilibrium in the state, MA&UD principal secretary Danakishore said that though there were more than 4,234 lakes in urban areas…
- Telangana
Fish die in lakes due to summer heat in Telangana
Hyderabad: The summer heat is costing farmers dearly as fish are dying in lakes in Telangana, resulting in significant losses. Due to the rising temperatures, water in lakes, including Polkamma Cheruvu and…
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Telangana HC directs government to restore 13 lakes in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to restore 13 lakes in Hyderabad and Rangareddy districts. Granting one month’s time for the task, the court instructed the government…
- 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…
