The Telangana High Court on Tuesday observed that the report, presented by a committee of two advocates constituted by it to examine 13 lakes in Hyderabad, presents a grim picture of the condition of water bodies.
A bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti, after perusing the report, noted that pollution in the lakes was harming the environment. The bench expressed concern that some people in the vicinity of Nalla Cheruvu of Uppal was using the contaminated water to grow vegetables. The bench said: “This will have serious effects on the environment and also pose serious threat to the health of people...”.
It directed Additional Advocate General Mohammed Imran Khan to ensure that officials concerned stop people from growing vegetables using the contaminated water. The advocates committee had met officials of the GHMC and Revenue department before examining the water bodies.
