HYDERABAD: The water disaster downside within the city has emboldened water tanker operators to take advantage of groundwater resources illegally. The bund space of Ibrahim Cheruvu situated adjacent to the Neknampur Lake has develop into a hotbed of unlawful actions through water tanker operators. Throughout the day, no less than half a dozen tankers are parked about 200 meters away from the lake and the drivers can be noticed filling the tankers with water via huge pipes.
“A fleet of cars can be noticed entering the bund space of the lake to illegally fill groundwater within the tankers. The lake has FTL (Full Tank Level) marked and the bund additionally has fencing, but it surely needs to be redone. The water takers enter the realm via main gate which used to be built as a part of fencing for the lake, then again there is not any security guard in position to stop those water tankers from entering the bund space,” stated Madhulika Chowdary from Dhruvansh NGO.
Residents declare that regardless of a number of court cases officers aren't taking action in opposition to tanker operators. “It is business exploitation of groundwater. The tankers with names of various water supplying companies written on them make a beeline to illegally draw valuable groundwater,” stated Rakesh Kumar, a resident of Neknampur.
As in step with the Water Air Land and Trees (WALTA) Act, commercialisation of borewell water is not allowed in residential areas or city limits.
Garbage dumped in Trimulgherry Lake.
GHMC zonal commissioner Musharaf Farooqui stated, “There are two issues, one is water assortment and 2nd is dumping of waste which incorporates building debris and demolition waste. In order to give protection to those lakes and eliminate the issues, we will deploy security guards on the spot. We have already deployed guards at 12 lakes and we will prolong the security to other lakes, including Ibrahim Cheruvu and Neknampur Lake inside 15 days.”
“A fleet of cars can be noticed entering the bund space of the lake to illegally fill groundwater within the tankers. The lake has FTL (Full Tank Level) marked and the bund additionally has fencing, but it surely needs to be redone. The water takers enter the realm via main gate which used to be built as a part of fencing for the lake, then again there is not any security guard in position to stop those water tankers from entering the bund space,” stated Madhulika Chowdary from Dhruvansh NGO.
Residents declare that regardless of a number of court cases officers aren't taking action in opposition to tanker operators. “It is business exploitation of groundwater. The tankers with names of various water supplying companies written on them make a beeline to illegally draw valuable groundwater,” stated Rakesh Kumar, a resident of Neknampur.
As in step with the Water Air Land and Trees (WALTA) Act, commercialisation of borewell water is not allowed in residential areas or city limits.
Garbage dumped in Trimulgherry Lake.
GHMC zonal commissioner Musharaf Farooqui stated, “There are two issues, one is water assortment and 2nd is dumping of waste which incorporates building debris and demolition waste. In order to give protection to those lakes and eliminate the issues, we will deploy security guards on the spot. We have already deployed guards at 12 lakes and we will prolong the security to other lakes, including Ibrahim Cheruvu and Neknampur Lake inside 15 days.”
Hyderabad water mafia thrives on scarcity, squeezes lake
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January 11, 2019
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