Rangareddy: A drab guidance of Irrigation Department, additionally referred to as a toothless tiger when it involves protecting the lakes from contamination and also advancements, numerous aqua sources in the city borders particularly in Rangareddy areas are progressively going away or are developing into swimming pools of contamination.
In some situations, the lakes come as a true blessing for the contaminating markets that easily launch the effluents right into the water bodies standing alongside their properties just to cover their unmanageable company.
Not much less worthless is the circumstance of Yerra Cheruvu Lake snuggles around the habitation and also some markets in Mailardevpally location on the city borders. Generally the lake shares its borders with both Jalpally and also Rajendranagar location and also comes under the province of North Tank Division ofIrrigation Department
Having no correct authorities information on document despite having the watering authorities, this Lake lies really contrary to twin water bodies called Jalpally and alsoUmda Sagar Lakes As numerous markets and also habitations expanded around the lake throughout the years, the water body nearly developed into a swimming pool of contaminated water much like various other lakes in the location while authorities of Irrigation Department maintained having fun as mute viewers.
Formation of foam in open drains pipes passing near to the lake paints a dismal photo and also factors in the direction of authorities’ neglect in protecting the water body from contamination supposedly rising from markets near to the water body.
Though the markets around the Lake are obtaining water from numerous resources to perform procedures, they are doing not have risk-free and also safe electrical outlets to launch the waste being produced at their properties. Releasing the sewage and also effluents freely in the drains pipes passing near to the lake is seriously hurting the ground water which is once again utilized by the individuals living together with the water body.
Lashing out at the watering authorities for falling short in protecting the Lakes, Mohd Nayeem, Mohd Abdul Bari a neighborhood protestor stated “Most of the industries are operating illegally and officials from Irrigation Department Jalpally municipality and GHMC are fully aware of the fact. The whole water body gets polluted over the years while the officials keep on playing blame games pointing fingers at each other.”
However, the worried watering authorities overseeing the lakes in city borders particularly in Rajendranagar and also Jalpally locations just clean their hands by implicating the government and also management which they claim came to be entirely non-active in protecting theLakes
“Just like the city, all the lakes in the outskirts too turned into pools of pollution. Similar is the situation at Rajendranagar where lakes are filled with filth as sewerage and effluent emanating from surrounding areas and industries are marking into the water bodies sans any outlet to drive it out. So is the case of Yerra Cheruvu Lake which was filled with murky water,” notified Vishvam,Assistant Executive Engineer North Tank Division
Infact, the authorities has no concept of the Lake although that it lies in his very own location of procedure. Not him alone, the whole fleet of watering authorities in Rajendranagar and also Jalpally locations located with baffled replies after obtaining an ask for remarks.
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