Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Human Rights & Consumer Protection Cell Trust Vs. The State of Telangana & Others dated 12/09/2018. The case pertains to two major water bodies in Hyderabad, namely, Himayatsagar and Osmansagar where constructions are being undertaken and industries run causing threat …
Complaints are still pouring in of foul-smelling, yellow coloured drinking water being supplied to residents of various localities in the Old City. This is despite the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board claiming that measures have been taken to ensure that the water is potable. Most areas in the …
Hyderabad, Sept. 27: The much talked about 100-storey trade tower by the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group in the city outskirts has got a breather after it overcame a major environmental hurdle. The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority recently reported that the Manchirevula village, where the tower has been proposed, did not …
Hyderabad, Aug. 20: Thanks to the copious inflows into the reservoirs that feed the city, the prospects of resumption of daily water supply have brightened. Moreover, the Water Board has also resumed operations to draw water from Osmansagar after a gap of nearly three months. The board had stopped drawing …
Hyderabad, July 20: Despite a good monsoon so far, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board is yet to resume drawing water from the Osmansagar, popularly known as Gandipet. As a result many areas in the city are still suffering from drinking water shortage. Officials had stopped supplies from …
Hyderabad, Feb. 1: The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University-Hyderabad will organise a three-day international conference on climate change and its impact on water, food and environment in the city from Wednesday. About 300 delegates from various universities are expected to attend. The university will present research papers on impact of climate …
This document represents the collective expertise of a diverse group of individuals concerned with ecosystem degradation, and the continuing loss of the services provided by these ecosystems. Attention is given to aquatic ecosystems because of water`s fundamental role as the `blood` of ecosystem structure and functions, and an engine of …
Hyderabad, Sept. 19: The government has decided to punish those who built illegal constructions upstream of Osamansagar and Himayatsagar. It is contemplating issuing an ordinance specifying penal action for the purpose. This was decided at a high-level meeting of the chief secretary and officials concerned with the implementation of government …
Untrammeled urbanisation has put paid to many water bodies in Hyderabad. The latest victims are the Osmansagar and Himayatsagar reservoirs. These human-made lakes have supplied the bulk of the city's water needs for nearly eight decades. In 2002, Hyderabad received about 45 million gallons of water each day from Himayatsagar …
Two drinking water lakes of Hyderabad - Osman Sagar and Mir Alam, were studied for their chemistry for two years (1977-78). Mir Alam, the older of the two, showed higher silicate content. Dissolved component formed 91-27% of the total silicate content in these lakes. Osman Sagar showed higher percentage of …
