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HYDRAA civic management and lake restoration activities

Overview

The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Protection Agency (HYDRAA) has expanded its digital and administrative engagement with the public. The agency launched an official web portal designed to centralize civic services and disaster management information, allowing residents to access critical data such as lake buffer-zone regulations, live rainfall maps, and weather forecasts. The platform provides direct access to the HMDA Lakes Portal for verifying Full Tank Levels (FTL) and facilitates online applications for fire safety No Objection Certificates (NOCs).

Through its Prajavani grievance sessions, HYDRAA continues to address community complaints regarding illegal boundary walls, road encroachments, and drainage issues. Parallel to grievance redressal, the agency has shifted focus toward large-scale environmental restoration and enforcement. Commissioner AV Ranganath noted that protecting water resources is vital for sustainability, citing data from the National Remote Sensing Centre that 61 per cent of Hyderabad’s lakes have disappeared.

HYDRAA has completed the restoration of six lakes and initiated work on 14 additional water bodies to improve flood resilience. A major ₹35 crore restoration project for Kapra Lake is underway, with approximately 60% of the work completed. This project includes desilting, deepening the lake for groundwater recharge, and improving inlet/outlet systems. Notably, local farmers have voluntarily consented to hand over 70 acres of land within the lake’s FTL boundaries to support the restoration of this vital wetland.

Enforcement efforts have also targeted illegal groundwater extraction. Using drone-assisted surveillance, HYDRAA and partner agencies dismantled networks near Sunnam Cheruvu and Thammidikunta lakes, removing 31 unauthorised borewells. Investigations revealed sophisticated operations where water was extracted from residential premises via concealed pipelines and sold via commercial tankers.

Entities

Hyderabad · HYDRAA · Telangana · Sunnam Cheruvu · AV Ranganath

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 4 sources
    HYDRAA removes illegal borewells near Hyderabad lakes

    HYDRAA dismantled an illegal groundwater extraction network near Hyderabad's Sunnam Cheruvu and Thammidikunta lakes, removing 31 unauthorised borewells and pipelines used for commercial water sales.

  2. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    HYDRAA initiates ₹35 crore restoration of Kapra Lake in Hyderabad

    HYDRAA is conducting a ₹35 crore restoration of Hyderabad’s Kapra Lake. Local farmers have voluntarily surrendered 70 acres of land to support the project, which aims to protect biodiversity and improve flood控制

  3. [INTERNATIONAL] 4 sources
    HYDRAA completes restoration of six Hyderabad lakes

    HYDRAA has completed the restoration of six lakes in Hyderabad and is now targeting 14 more to combat encroachment, siltation, and urban flooding.

  4. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    HYDRAA receives 42 complaints over boundary walls and encroachments

    HYDRAA received 42 complaints during a grievance meeting in Hyderabad, involving issues such as illegal boundary walls blocking plot access, road encroachments, and industrial wastewater overflows.

  5. [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    HYDRAA launches digital portal for disaster and civic services in Hyderabad

    HYDRAA has launched a new web portal in Hyderabad to provide citizens with flood-prone area maps, lake buffer-zone data, emergency helpline access, and land record verification services.

Sources

deccanchronicle.com · en.etemaaddaily.com · indtoday.com · munsifdaily.com · newindianexpress.com · newsmeter.in · siasat.com · telanganatribune.com

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