Encroached site of Lotus Pond in Hyderabad being cleared
Disaster Response Force personnel from the Enforcement, Vigilance and Disaster Management wing of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), d the debris and gravel dumped on the Film Nagar side of the Lotus Pond area in an attempt at encroachment.
While doing so, they also d the fencing, where it had been weakened due to the dumping.
The area where large trees were uprooted for encroachment, will be replanted, after which the fencing will be rebuilt, Commissioner, EV & DM, A.V. Ranganath said.
A high profile attempt to encroach the Lotus Pond park was exposed by The Hindu a couple of days ago, after whichthe official machinery of GHMC swung into action and stalled the attempt. Already, the compound wall was broken, trees were felled and levelling was in progress.
The area where the encroachment took place, was not buffer area of the lake, but part of the open space for Film Nagar layout, officials from the Irrigation Department clarified.
The open space was included for development of thickly forested area around the water body, as part of its development in 2001, officials said.
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