Andhra Pradesh Civil Supplies and Legislative Affairs Minister D Sridhar Babu today flagged off a Save Hussainsagar Lake’ Walk from Sanjeevaiah Park to Sailing club at Necklace Road. Talking to newspersons after flagging off the walk, organized under the aegis of Indian Army and 92.7 Big FM, the minister said it was everybody’s responsibility to protect the Hussaiansagar Lake from pollution.
Stating that the lage was the city’s main water body and a major tourist attraction, the minister said the rising pollution in the lake was leading to environmental degradation in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. He said that the lake was mainly polluted due to immersion of idols made of toxic materials, dumping of industrial and domestic wastes. Mr Sridhar Babu lauded the Indian Army and Big FM for organising such programmes. He expressed confidence that such programmes would yield good results in the long run. Film actors Manchu Manoj Kumar and Manchu Lakshmi Prasanna also took part in the Walk. UNI