Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao on Tuesday said that the Telangana Government was very keen to clean Hussain Sagar along with other major lakes in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad and their outskirts. So far, as many as 169 lakes have been identified by the GHMC for development and beautification in a phased manner.
The Minister on Tuesday inspected the Chinnarayuni Cheruvu where the GHMC has initiated the works on removal of hyacinth and other plants in the lake using latest technology “Weed Harvester”. The trial run has been taken up in the presence of Home Minister Nayini Narsimha Reddy and senior officials of GHMC.
Speaking on the occasion, Harish Rao said that the GHMC is having more lakes when compared to any other city in the country. However, he expressed concern over encroachments on the lakes. He said that the Telangana Government was planning to save 169 lakes and of them, survey has been conducted on 156 lakes.
The Minister further said that the government was striving hard for over all development of Telangana State as per the vision of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao. He informed that the Krishna water third phase would be completed in the next three months and all the officials have been trying hard to complete the project within stipulated time. He said that the HHMWSSB would soon be able to provide water every day to the citizens.
Addressing the meeting, the Home Minister that he beautification of lakes would draw more tourists from different parts of the country.
GHMC Commissioner and Special Officer Somesh Kumar, Malkajgiri MLA Kanaka Reddy, Engineer-in-Chief R Dhan Singh, Chief Engineer Suresh Kumar, Zonal Commissioner (North) Hari Chandana and other senior officials of the Engineering wing have participated in the trial run inspection at Alwal. (INN)