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Lakes contribute significant additional recharge to ground water due to infiltration,
but however, urbanization has led to loss of water bodies, resulting in increased
runoff. There is rapid depletion of ground water level, and the worst ground water
scenario is being experienced by apartment complexes. An additional problem is the
pollution due factors like idol immersion during Ganesh Chaturthi, the washing of
clothes in lakes, and indiscriminate dumping of debris.
The Lake Protection Committee was constituted in order to cater to the protection
of lakes in the Hyderabad Metropolitan Region. It is involved in the administration
of the protection and improvement of lakes and their catchments. The Metropolitan
Commissioner of HMDA coordinates all the activities of the Committee.
Government of Andhra Pradesh vide G.O.Ms.No. 157, MA&UD(I1) Department, dt. 6-4-2010
have constituted Lake Protection Committee with the following members for preservation
and protection of lakes in Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority area and
the Metropolitan Commissioner, HMDA is the Chairman of the Committee.
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The Metropolitan Commissioner, HMDA (Chairman)
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The Commissioner, GHMC (Member)
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Representative of DG of Police (Member)
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The Managing Director, HMWS&SB (Member)
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The Commissioner of Industries (Member)
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The Member Secretary, APPCB (Member)
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The Commissioner of Panchayatraj (Member)
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The Chief Engineer, Minor Irrigation (Member).
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The Director of Town and Country Planning (Member).
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The Director General, EPTRI (Member)
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Representative of NGRI (Member)
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The Prl. Chief Conservator of Forests (Member)
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The Collector, Hyderabad District (Member)
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The Collector, R.R.District (Member)
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The Collector, Medak District (Member)
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The Collector, Nalgonda District (Member)
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The Collector, Mahabubnagar District (Member)
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The Member Environment, HMDA (Member - Convener)
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The 1st lake protection committee meeting held on 20-04-2010. During the meeting,
it was decided to aunch a special drive for protection of following 21 lakes right
from 22-4-2010, (Earth Day) to be culminated to 5-06-2010 i.e., World Environment
Day.
Priority-I : Development of Green Belt
- Osman Sagar
- Himayath Sagar
- Hussain Sagar
Priority-II : Demarcation of boundary & removal of encroachments
- Durgam Cheruvu
- Banda Cheruvu (Malkajgiri)
- Thammadi Kunta (Madhapur)
- Amber Cheruvu (Kukatpally)
- Hasmathpet Cheruvu (Kukatpally)
- Yellamma Cheruvu (Serilingampally)
- Bhagarathi Cheruvu (Serilingampally)
- Mysamma Cheruvu (Serilingampally)
- Pedda Cheruvu (Ramanthapur)
- Kapra Cheruvu (Kapra)
Priority-III: Diversion of excess Sewerage in-flow/ construction of STPs
- Banjara Lake
- R.K.Puram Cheruvu (Malkajgiri)
- Patel Cheruvu (Nacharam)
- Pedda Cheruvu (Nacharam)
- Nalla Cheruvu (Uppal)
- Mir Alam Tank (Rajendra Nagar)
- Satam Cheruvu (MCH area)
- Nalla Cheruvu (Moosapet)