As the date of hearing of Burhankhan Lake encroachment case in the high court is fast approaching, the Jalpally municipal and irrigation officials have started pondering over the issue yet again but already make up their mind to seek more time to clear encroachments.
The high court while hearing a case filed by Mudiraj Sangam represented by its President Kaalva Ganesh in the month of July, has passed an order to remove illegal structures that come-up within the full tank level of Burhankhan Lake situated at Venkatapur Village of Balapur mandal in Rangareddy district. While instructing the authorities to file an action taken report within four weeks of time the court posted the matter on October 27.
While hearing the case the court asked the respondents about the steps taken to remove illegal constructions raised within the full tank level and the buffer zone. However, not convinced with the reply the court then directed the authorities to remove the illegal structures existing within the full tank level and the buffer zone of Burhankhan Lake and file a fresh action taken report within four weeks.
Spreads over an area of 78.231 acres and encompassing through several areas before taking a complete circle of 3107.150 meters covering two municipalities, the Burhankhan Lake shares its boundaries with Osman Nagar area on one side under Jalpally Municipality and Venkatapur on the other under Badangpet Municipality.
However, the issue has been dragged due to fresh spell of rains this year in the month of September that keep the officials completely occupied in the areas facing inundation issue.
Also, the officials of Irrigation and Municipality were at loggerheads over the issue of identifying the Lake FTL ever since the court passed the order. Despite court directions, no initiatives have appeared on the ground so far with regard to identifying the FTL area of the Lake.
