
Jalpally: No activity tackled Yerra Kunta Lake encroachments

Jalpally: A year after the initial record concerning the supposed loss of Yerrakunta Cheruvu in Jalpally town showed up in The Hans India, authorities from the Irrigation division made a go to once more on Tuesday, potentially to establish what has actually been left.
It remained in November 2021 when the authorities from the Irrigation division zeroed in at the lake website after getting a variety of issues.
Notified by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) with an ID phoned number 3609, this lake has practically went away as a brazen degree of advancements left absolutely nothing on the ground other than a tiny wrinkle, that as well, full of sewer being launched from bordering residences.
According to Aarvee Associates, an exclusive firm which accomplished a study in 2013, the Yerra Cheruvu Lake of Balapur town under Jalpally town was topped 19.943 acres with 14.069 acres covered with water.
An extraordinary degree of advancements has actually ingested the water body to such a degree that absolutely nothing might be noticeable on the ground currently to make individuals understand that a lovely lake as soon as showed up there.
“Just a tiny pool of murky water running in from surrounding colonies amid the weeds is the only relic of the water body. Though the officials from Irrigation department made a visit last year, no appropriate measures were taken by them to safeguard the lake from encroachments,” rued Samad Bin Siddiq, a citizen ofJalpally
The whole of Yerra Kunta Lake has progressively went away because the initial grievance made in 2019. The authorities are totally familiarized with the concern however are not doing anything to guard the lake. Following a number of issues to the neighborhood authorities, we have actually come close to the Court for proper solution however the advancements continue relocating persistently,” informed Hassan Bin Ahmed Shaker, who made several pleas from Irrigation to Revenue department besides the Chief Secretary to the Government.
“According to the guideline provided by the Collector of Ranga Reddy, we examined the Yerra Kunta Lake location on Tuesday to establish the degree of advancements over the water body. More evaluation would certainly be accomplished in the coming days prior to sending a last record to the greater authorities”, informed Vemula Gangaraju, assistant engineer, Irrigation Department.
Balapur MRO Janardhan Rao said, ” I took cost just recently however will certainly comply with up with the instance quickly as well as if required the very same will certainly be connected to the greater authorities for additional activity. “