Following the reports of dumping and burning of garbage on the shores of Jalpally Lake, discussions and deliberations over correctional measures around water body gain momentum as the officials of irrigation department starts zero-in the prevailing unruly state of affair around the Lake. However, in the absence of executive powers, the irrigation officials are still reluctant to go whole hog against the prevailing situation as they are working under immense political pressure while performing the duties.
According to sources, the district level officials took cognizance of dumping and burning of Garbage filled with inflammable stuff on the banks of Jalpally Lake. The senior officials are now contemplating to roll out deterrence measures to rein-in such unruly activities around the lake.
Earlier it was reported that, while the unprecedented level of encroachments chocking the Jalpally Lake, the wayward dumping and burning of garbage has gone haywire within the FTL area polluting the water body.
Scenes like flames frothing out from heaps of garbage filled with inflammable stuff every few meters on the Lake area became common while the effluents emanating from nearby industries marking into water body from different locations also polluting the water body.
Starting from Mailardevpally area under Rajendranagar, this lake shares the boundaries with Bandlaguda in Chandrayangutta before completing a circle at Jalpally Village under Saroor Nagar Mandal. No protection gears like fencing around the lake, makes it one among the most vulnerable water bodies that left to the tender mercies of encroachers and polluting industries standing close to water body.
The Jalpally Lake is a notified water body that spreads over an area of 274.75 acres with a water spread area of 167.480 acres. Notified by HMDA with an ID No.3602, this Lake is mainly located in Jalpally Village under Saroornagar Mandal.
With no proper safety gears like fencing to fend off encroachments, this Lake comes under Maheshwaram constituency represented by Minister for Education Sabita Indra Reddy who is also a member of recently formed cabinet sub-committee to oversee issues pertaining to unauthorised layouts, regularization of plots and house sites, gram kantham and other matters.
“Dumping and burning garbage on the Lake shore became common while the complaints in this regard were also fails to yield any result. The matter was brought to the notice of Municipal Chairman and Commissioner Jalpally several times but to no avail as the murky trend became a fashion now,” Bemoaned Budumala Yadagiri, Councillor Ward No. 16 of Jalpally Municipality.
