Conversion of Land Use  and  Encroachment of Water Bodies, Hyderabad  

 

          This is to bring to the kind notice of Metropolitan Commissioner, HMDA and  District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, regarding indiscriminate change of land use of water bodies and their encroachment in and around Hyderabad, having serious adverse impacts on availability of surface and ground water, micro-climatic conditions and quality of life in general, in the years to come. 

 

        HUDA issued a "landmark" Notification on 4^th May 2000 "Save Lakes for Better Hyderabad" identifying 169 lakes/tanks with more than 10 ha area. The Clause 3 of this notification states that "the entire areas falling within the Full Tank Level [FTL] of the lakes as per the Survey of India Maps, must be kept free from any type of constructions irrespective of ownership or any land use or Master/Zonal Development Plan that may have been previously notified.  In addition, a buffer belt of 30 meters within on all sides of each lake must be kept free from any type of construction in the interest of prevention of pollution to the lake waters and to allow free flow of water to the lakes". 

 

          The Andhra Pradesh Water, Land and Trees Act, 2002 also provides for protection of water bodies by preventing the conversion of their intended land use.

                                                  

Reported Encroachments

      But unfortunately, the change of land use of water bodies and / or their encroachments continue to take place with or without the knowledge of the concerned authorities. The particulars of some of the water bodies reported to have been shrunk / encroached, in erstwhile non MCH Area of HUDA, are furnished below:

No.  Name of Lake                       Area         S.No of               Locality

                                                     In Hrs     Notified 169 

 

1. Mir Alam Tank                          335.07           4                       -

2.Fox Sagar                                 199.71            5                  Jeedimetla

3. Saroornagar Tank                     49.50          19                  Saidabad

4. Boin Cheruvu                            40.95          24                  Hasmatpet

5. Sunnam Cheruvu                      36.23          30                  Nadergul

6. Durgam Cheruvu                       25.23          46                  Madhapur

7. Phirozguda Cheruvu                 17.07           87.                Uppal

8. Gopi Cheruvu                           15.00         107                  Lingampally    

9. SahebenagarKalan Cheruvu    12.91         123                 L.B Nagar

10. Jeedimetla Kunta                    10.63        151                       -

 

Notified Conversions

 

       As per the information received, under RTI, from HUDA, vide their letter dated 05-09-2007, the particulars of change of land use of some water bodies/greenbelts/parks to other uses, permitted by the State Government from 2003 to 2007 are furnished below:

 

        Village                          Area       Sy.No   Conversion           G.O.Ms.No

                                                                               To                   and Date

 

1) Gundla Pochamapalli Ac 35.05(P)    79     Residential      39.MA 19-2-2004 

 

2) Gundla Pochamapalli Ac 34.17(P)   394    Residential      366.MA   9-9-2004

 

3) Medchal                      Ac 95.35(P)    833    Residential     382.MA 20-9-2004

 

4) Pet Basheerabad        Ac   3.01       79&80 Residential     389.MA    9-5-2005

    Qutubullapur (M)

 

5) Ramachandrapuram Ac 16.72        267     Residential      717.MA 25-7-2005

 

6) Ramachandrapuram Ac 12.09        900     Residential       847.MA 29.9.2005

  

7) Chandanagar              Ac.2.34 (P)          304      Residential 150.MA 9-3-07

  Serilingampally (M)   

                                                     

8) Kapra (V) Keesara (M)   12040 Sq.Mtrs 128/2    Residential    81.MA 3-3-06   

 

9) Madinaguda                   2219 Sq.Mtrs (P) 198    Residential 280.MA 26-5-06

   Serilingampally (M)

 

10. Dhabirpur                     Ac 7-10 (P)          722     Industrial     233.MA 4-5-06

      Medchal (M)

 

 

            The above information needs to be verified and necessary action be initiated, by authorities concerned, to restore and protect the Water Bodies and Greenbelts/Parks/Playgrounds from land use conversion and encroachments.