Telangana Government To Rejuvenate And Develop 50 Lakes In Hyderabad

Minister for municipal administration and urban development K T Rama Rao inaugurated the 'Lakes Development Programme' at Khajaguda Lake.

Minister K.T. Rama Rao inaugurated the 'Lakes Development Programme' at Khajaguda Lake in Hyderabad.

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Telangana Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Department on Tuesday launched a programme to rejuvenate and take up comprehensive development of 50 water bodies in and around Hyderabad. Municipal administration and urban development minister K.T. Rama Rao inaugurated the 'Lakes Development Programme' at Khajaguda Lake in Hyderabad.

On Tuesday, Minister KTR handed over 50 lakes to builders and developers, and the Minister gave MoU certificates to real estate development companies that have adopted lakes for development as a part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR).

Of the 50 lakes, 25 are in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits and the remaining in Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) limits. 

KTR said that the periphery of the lakes will have walking tracks, landscaping, open gyms, benches, toilets, lights for evening walks, a play area for children, gazebos, amphitheater, and other facilities.

The minister said that Durgam Cheruvu turned into a huge tourist attraction after the lake was developed. He said that the idea of rejuvenating and developing the lakes was conceived when the state government wanted to create spaces for people to come with their children and other family members to spend time in leisure and for senior citizens to take walks.

The minister spoke about the rapid growth in Hyderabad in the past eight years in IT, life sciences, and other sectors and the world class infrastructure created here. He said that in the future, Hyderabad will have at least 250 km of Metro line in and around the city, and all the buses in Hyderabad will be electric.

Rama Rao added that plans are afoot for the expansion of medical devices park, another world-class film city, an international-standard sports city, and an academic city in Hyderabad.