HYDERABAD: Primary Investigations have started by the Police against those who encroached land of two lakes in Rangareddy. As the inquiry started against the illegal constructions after district officials gave a complaint asking for criminal action against this.
According to a Complaint , Palle Cheruvu in Mailardevpally and Appa Chervu in Shamshabad are damaged due to the encroachment of lake bunds.
In the two recent incidents of lake ruptures couple of people have got swept away in the massive floods, many have been without food, water and power cuts.
In the past few years many houses have been built on 15acres of Palle Cheruvu’s FTL and Buffer Zone as the land is between Katedan and Chandrayangutta. As the lake reclaimed lost ground in downpour several colonies have submerged due to the floods in the surrounding areas.
The lake’s inspected on July 30th along with the Rangareddy Revenue Authorities and Irrigation Department according to the documents shown by the TOI and following a public interest litigation in the Telangana HC, filed by an NGO. The plea claimed that the wreckage had been dumped here to develop layouts.The inspection concluded that the lake bund, both FTL and buffer zone, has been encroached upon in Bandlaguda. District collector Amoy Kumar wrote a letter to his Hyderabad counterpart on August 5 on the issue.
“We have no idea whether the Hyderabad district administration acted upon on the findings or not,” he told TOI on Wednesday. Hyderabad district officials did not take calls or respond to messages.
The Information given to Government by the Deputy Executive Engineer of Irrigation, North Tank Division, “Due to heavy rains, the flood water entered from Jalpally and Umda Sagar and due to reduction of holding capacity of the tank, exerted pressure on the earthen bund, causing it to breach. Colonies like Ali Nagar got inundated”
A separate complaints have been lodged by Rangareddy authorities with Mailardevpally and RGI Shamshabad police stations directing police to investigate and take criminal against those who encroached upon lakes.
On October 14 the Appa Cheruvu got damaged and there were complaints that some residents had intentionally damaged it to avoid downpour of their colonies by releasing water from the lake.The irrigation department said some commercial buildings were raised in Appa Cheruvu lake bed area and lake course was also snatched.
By Journalist Natalia Moses
A18TELANGANANEWS
