Hyderabad: Nearly 10% of the Lakes in Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) Jurisdiction is lost on the ground or has not been found.
While the lake in income records, the irrigation department struggles to find and limit them.
Of the 3,532 lakes in seven districts under HMDA, around 300 cannot be traced.
Of the 300 lakes, Ranga Reddy accounted for the highest around 100 and Medchal-Malkajgiri District around 50.
Metropolitan Commissioner HMDA and Special Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar, said, “We have data in all lakes.
Physical verification, especially in connection with the extent to which, is medium Taken.
“But with identification becoming a problem, collectors of the seven districts have asked the irrigation department to send information on lake certification and reasons.
Collectors want to recommend them to be removed from the lake list.
For example, 17 lakes in Shamshabad, 14 in Balatur Mandal, 13 in Maheshwaram, 12 in Abdullapurmet and 19 lakes in Shabad Mandal reportedly no.
“The main reason for the lake that was not found was that hundreds of colonies had emerged by submitting them in HMDA’s jurisdiction, especially in Ranga Reddy and Medchal-Malkajiri District for the past two decades.
Because several lakes only in income records, the previous revenue and irrigation department survey joints were ordered .
The officers must physically visit the place, survey the level and funds and improve the full level of tank (FTL), “said the Lake Protection Committee member.
Even among the lakes identified, there are differences within limits and limits in income and irrigation records.
Data collectors are inaccurate because the same lake is given a different identification number.
According to sources, there are 895 cases such as (lake) within the HMDA limit.
Officials said that collectors sent about 2,857 lakes, but after HMDA gathered information from the authority of income and irrigation, this number increased to 3,532.
Of these, the physical survey has been completed for 3,114 lakes.
Initially, after the lake survey, the details were told you before.
After receiving complete information from the Department of Revenue and Irrigation and Maps, final notifications are issued.