How many lakes are in HMDA limits? Telangana HC asks state to file status report
The court had directed the Lake Protection Committee to submit a compliance report
By Newsmeter Network Published on 28 Nov 2024 1:58 AM GMT
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Hyderabad: Telangana High Court has directed the state government and the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority to file a status report on the number of lakes in the HMDA limits and the steps taken to protect them from encroachments and constructions.
A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sreenivas Rao stressed the need for close monitoring of the lakes. The court asked officials to complete the process of notifying the FTL of all the lakes by earmarking buffer zone boundaries, etc.
The court was adjudicating the Public Interest Litigation.
The court had directed the Lake Protection Committee to submit a compliance report by notifying the buffer zone of all existing 3,532 water bodies in the limits of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA).
During the course of arguments, the GP for GAD said preliminary notification has been issued about 2,793 lakes and the final notifications are yet to be issued in respect of the remaining lakes. The GP sought 3 months for such work.
While adjourning the matter till December 30, the court made it amply clear that it would monitor this issue.
