Hyderabad: The People’s Scientific Committee on Sunday released a report against the decision of the state government to repeal GO 111, which used to protected the Himayatsagar and the Osmansagar. They said GO 69, which replaced GO111, opened around 1.32 lakh acres in 84 villages for construction activity in the buffer zone.
The report gave 15 suggestions including repealing GO 69 to conserve the reservoirs as well as recognising Osmansagar and Himayatsagar as ‘living beings’ with rights and responsibilities through a legislative act or a government resolution.
The committee suggested that the government compensate farmers in the GO 111 area for crop loss due to pollution, ensure per capita state investment on social services for all residents in the GO 111 area by allocating specific budget, issue a GO freezing the current land in the GO 111 area, remove air and water polluting and solid waste sources, desilt the twin reservoirs, inspect dams of the twin reservoirs and strengthen them to avoid any leakage.
