The lake protection committee of Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) on Tuesday said that the has decided to set up lake protection committees at district-level and submitted a report to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in connection with cases of lake encroachments.
The lake protection committee in its meeting resolved to identify and list lakes and water bodies in Hyderabad metropolitan area after appointing a consultant and was directed to work in coordination with officials of revenue, Irrigation and Urban Local Bodies (ULB) for preparation of the Full Tank Level (FTL) maps after completing the survey of each lake,
The lake protection committee in its meeting resolved to constitute a district-level lake protection committee with the superintendent of Police as a member and requested the district collectors to ensure that every district has a lake protection committee.