The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) has begun works to restore Bathukamma Kunta lake located in Amberpet.
HYDRAA Commissioner AV Ranganath has inspected the Bathukammakunta lake on Wednesday and interacted with the residents assuring them that nobody will touch their houses.
Commissioner Ranganath said that with the Bathukamma Kunta restoration, the flood threat will be avoided and there will be a pleasant weather. Bathukamma Kunta will be restored in the vacant 5.15 acre of land.
Locals have shared that listening to the name of HYDRAA and its demolition drive, they all were afraid that their houses will be demolished but with the restoration works taking on the surrounding they have got relief.
“I am Thirupathi Amma and I am living for the last 50 years in the vicinity of Bathukamma Kunta. We were afraid that our houses will be demolished but HYDRAA has given us the confidence that they won’t touch our houses.
All these years we have protected the lake and we plead that no officer should attack us.”
According to the Survey No. 563 of 1962-63 the total area of the Bathukamma Kunta lake is 14.06 acres and the survey authorities concluded that the total area including the buffer zone is 16.13 acres.
But the latest survey points out that the remaining land is 5.15 acres, which will be utilised for the restoration works.
HYDRAA Commissioner Ranganath has given orders to restore the lake without interrupting the residents living in the locality.
The locals have accepted the HYDRAA move and said that due to the dumping of garbage and construction waste in Bathukamma Kunta, it has become completely polluted.
Illegal structure near Nagaram Road demolished
HYDRAA demolished an illegal structure built on a 40-foot-wide road in Nagaram. According to the statement by HYDRAA, the structure reportedly built by Nagaram Municipal Chairman Chandra Reddy, blocked a road connecting to Nagaram’s main road. Residents had filed complaints with HYDRAA, prompting officials to investigate the encroachment. After confirming the illegal construction, Commissioner Ranganath issued immediate demolition orders, and the structure was dismantled. Residents from five nearby colonies expressed satisfaction as they regained direct access to the main road. Following the demolition, HYDRAA officials requested the Nagaram Municipal Commissioner to rebuild the road for public use, a proposal the Commissioner promised to implement to ease local commute. Additionally, HYDRAA is yet to file a complaint against Chairman Chandra Reddy at the Kesara police station for the unauthorised construction. Commissioner Ranganath visited Errakunta Lake in Tarnaka on Wednesday following requests from the Nagarjuna Colony Welfare Association to restore the lake, which is free from any legal disputes. It is spread over 5.9 acres. Residents urged the Commissioner to restore and beautify the lake, which would help reduce foul smell and mosquito menace in the area. Responding to their appeal, the Commissioner instructed officials to take steps towards the lake’s restoration.
