No Telangana response yet to notice on Puppalguda lake

Hyderabad: The state government has not responded to the notices issued by the National Water Mission (NWM) seeking an explanation on the illegal occupation of a water body in Puppalguda. The NWM notices were issued on February 3 and the authority had sought a response within 10 days/
The petitioner alleged that there had been no response from the government.

“The water body has suddenly gone off the map. The lake has been eaten into and the land is being used by a car showroom,” the petitioner alleged.

She added that the NWM had directed the government authorities to release a response illustrating a thorough evaluation of the merit of the complaint, including an explanation of the tenets and evidences against which the merits of the complaint are to re-evaluated.  “It has been over ten days and there is still no response from the government. There should have been a copy marked to the petitioner as well. But nothing of the sort has happened till date,” she added.

The NWM has made it clear that the reply should mandatorily include a suitable action plan to allay the menace ensuing from the purported illegal encroachment of the said water body in a time bound manner.

Lake activists have for long pointed out encroachment and pollution of lakes. The High Court has also dealt with several petitions on the matter. Except for some action, there is no concentrated drive to save the lakes.