Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) clarified its stand on the Full Tank Level (FTL) concerning the Sunnam Cheruvu in Madhapur, stating its boundaries remain unchanged.
The agency was responding to the allegations made by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Kukatpally MLA Madhavaram Krishna Rao, who said the lake’s limits had been altered.
“The FTL was determined scientifically and in a transparent manner. The present works are being executed based on the same demarcation. It should be noted that the Irrigation Department had identified the FTL in May 2014, and the lake area, which had shrunk to about 14 acres due to encroachments, was restored to 31 acres accordingly,” HYDRAA said in a statement.
It emphasised that there was no question of favouring the rich or doing injustice to the poor and asserted that the FTL boundaries of the lake are permanent.
59 complaints received by HYDRA Prajavani
As many as 59 complaints of illegal encroachment for parks and public spaces were received during the weekly Prajavani. Citizens alleged that several public open spaces are being filled and sold as private plots. Commissioner AV Ranganath directed officials to address the grievances.
