Hussain Sagar

Order of the Supreme Court regarding Seven Wonders Park along the Ana Sagar Lake in Ajmer, Rajasthan, 17/03/2025

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of State of Rajasthan & Others Vs Ashok Malik & Others dated 17/03/2025. The SC accepted the statement made in the affidavit by the Chief Secretary, state of Rajasthan to relocate the structures inside the Seven Wonders Park along the Ana Sagar …

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding immersion of idols in Hussain Sagar lake, Hyderabad, Telangana, 16/09/2021

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Lokesh Kumar Vs Mamidi Venumadhav & Others dated 16/09/2021. The matter related to immersion of Ganesh idol for the purposes of the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi in Hussain Sagar lake, Hyderabad, Telangana. The Solicitor General has said that immersion …

Joint Committee report on measures taken to mitigate Hussain Sagar lake pollution, 09/06/2021

Joint Committee report in the matter of Dr. Lubna Sarwath Vs State of Telangana & Others dated 09/06/2021 regarding measures taken for mitigating pollution in Hussain Sagar lake. The Joint Committee has requested the NGT to issue directions to the concerned departments for submitting a time bound action plan to …

Report by the Roads & Buildings Department, Telangana on allegations of flouting of environmental norms while demolishing the old secretariat building, Telangana, 08/04/2021

Reply by Roads & Buildings Department, Telangana in the matter of Anumula Revanth Reddy Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/04/2021. The matter related to allegations of flouting of environmental norms while demolishing the old secretariat building, Telangana. The State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) had issued Environmental …

Fish die in Indira Park tank, bureaucrats blame Hussainsagar lake in Hyderabad

Hussainsagar water was said to have been entering the Indira Park tank through a surplus weir. Hyderabad: A diligent citizen reported the death of fish at the Indira Park tank and complained that officials were not taking any action on the matter. Instead, they were closing the complaints, she said. …

Hussainsagar pollution goes up post immersion

HYDERABAD: Pollution levels in Hussainsagar have increased due to immersion of thousands of idols during the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, according to a report released on Saturday by the Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB). The impact of idol immersion was felt more on the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), an important …

Historic Neknampur lake turns civic sewage dump

HYDERABAD: The historic Neknampur lake will soon become more polluted with local authorities planning to divert municipal sewage to the water body constructed about 450 years ago. Neknampur lake is one of the three major water bodies created by Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah IV. The other two: Ibrahimpatnam lake, has …

Telangana: Makeover sought for Hussainsagar Lake

Hyderabad: Could Hussainsagar Lake, the pride of Hyderabad, do with an overhaul? Or to put it nicely, a makeover? The architects in the city along with many residents, certainly feel so. The beautiful Hussainsagar Lake which was once the haven of city slickers needing a break during the day or …

Canadian technology to rejuvenate Hussainsagar

Hussainsagar is polluted. And nothing is being done about it. However, with a Hyderbad-based company now coming forward with a Canadian technology to take up the challenge of cleaning the lake, things are set to change, or so it seems. Matrix Environment, having expertise in removing pollutants and sediments from …

Pollution levels up by six times at Hussainsagar

HYDERABAD: Three weeks after removing thousands of Ganesh idols from the Hussainsagar, authorities are now struggling to clear over 3,000 Durga idols immersed in the iconic lake. With idol immersion concluding on Thursday night, officials of the Telangana state Pollution Control Board (TSPCB), said the pollution level at the lake …

Bid to improve water quality in Hussainsagar

With the delinking of Kukatpally nala from Hussainsagar, the Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSCPB) has initiated steps to bring down the pollution level in the lake. The state pollution watchdog has procured two modern Real Time Water Quality Monitoring System (RTWQMS) for monitoring pollution levels in Hussainsagar. The PCB, …

Supreme Court lawyer opposes pharma city

Noted Supreme Court lawyer and Raman Magsaysay Award winner M.C. Mehta has called for building a public movement against the proposed Pharma City at Mucherla, on the outskirts of the city, arguing that it has the potential to become another Patancheru polluting the water resources in the area. Mr. Mehta …

NGT team to inspect Hussainsagar again

HYDERABAD: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) team will visit Hussainsagar and investigate the contentious dewatering programme on August 21 and 22. The tribunal has asked the state government to file its project plan and reports by August 25 and has also threatened that it would slap a fine of Rs …

Green brigade files fresh plea to save Hussainsagar

The city's green brigade continued its desperate attempts to save the iconic Hussainsagar on Wednesday by submitting a fresh Special Leave Petition (SLP) with the National Green Tribunal (NGT), South Zone. They pleaded that the NGT advance the hearing of the earlier petition, filed under the Save Our Urban Lakes …

Hussainsagar's dredged waste toxic, poses health risks: Pollution control board

The waste material dredged out from Hussainsagar and dumped at the abandoned stone quarries in Gajularamaram have been found to be toxic and a serious health hazard. This startling revelation came to light recently after the AP Pollution Control Board conducted tests on samples collected from the dumping site. Apart …

Pollution Control Board notice to Dr Reddy’s Laboratories for polluting Hussainsagar

HYDERABAD: Even as environmentalists have been crying foul over the severe pollution of water bodies in the city, including Hussainsagar lake, the authorities have stumbled upon pharma major Dr Reddy's Laboratories (DRL) dumping untreated effluents into the Jeedimetla Nallah that ultimately leads to Hussainsagar lake. The company has been slapped …

Rains dilute lake pollutants

The AP Pollution Control Board’s report, released on Tuesday, stated that the heavy downpour during the time of immersion of Ganesh idols (on September 18) led to an increase in the water level in Hussainsagar. This also resulted in dilution of its pollutants. The baseline concentration of Chemical Oxygen Demand …

Despite Green Ganesha drive, toxins increasing in Hyderabad lakes

The efforts to increase awareness about eco-friendly Ganesh puja seem to be failing. Tank Bund on Wednesday witnessed several thousands of devotees immersing idols ranging from small to giant sizes decorated with non-biodegradable products containing heavy metals like mercury and lead which are extremely dangerous to the ecosystem. Though a …

Analysis of sediment and pore water samples of a contaminated lake - A case study of Hussain Sagar

Lakes sediments consists of biological and non biological matter accumulated since from formation of the lake. Sediment sequence in lake represents information about the activities within the lake and in its catchment area over a period of time since its inception. Hussain Sagar Lake located in the heart of Twin …

Pollution runs deep in Hussainsagar

It is obvious that the surface waters of the Hussainsagar are polluted, but according to a study, the pollution extends to the depths of the historic lake, poisoning aquatic life and birds. The immersion of Ganesh idols only makes a bad situation worse. City researchers, Prof. M. Vikram Reddy and …

Cases on protection of lakes: Hussain Sagar lake, Andhra Pradesh

Hussain Sagar Lake is one of the largest man made lake situated at the confluence of Hyderabad, Secunderabad and Begumpet. It is a sprawling artificial lake that holds water perennially. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that it connects the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. The lake was built …

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