Telangana inaugurates restored Thammidikunta Lake in Hyderabad

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy inaugurated the restored Thammidikunta Lake in Madhapur, Hyderabad, on November 11. The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Monitoring and Protection Agency (HYDRAA) carried out development works costing about ₹20 crore. The lake, which had shrunk from about 30 acres to 14 acres, was restored to about 30 acres.

The works included removal of silt, landscaping and a walking track. Sources give differing track lengths of 1.2 kilometres and 1.6 kilometres. The lake area also has planted greenery and visitor facilities. The Chief Minister distributed Indiramma housing documents to 34 people who had lost their huts during development of Ramanthapur Pedda Cheruvu in Uppal.

Notable Points

• Historical lake decline in Hyderabad: A National Remote Sensing Centre assessment found that the area of 56 Hyderabad lakes fell by 61% between 1979 and 2023, from 40.35 km² to 16 km².