Telangana Hyderabad - What polluted Durgam Cheruvu Lake?
The lake's surrounds were unspoiled in the late 1950s, but development slowly crept up on them. It was a well-liked location for leisure activities and picnics by the 1970s. The ap government aggressively promoted tourism in the early 2000s, and by 2001, it had plans to increase boat services. That's when the first indications of pollution and invasion appeared.
The decade of the 2010s saw an increase in pollution, the disappearance of aquatic life, and rain-soaked residential areas flooded with sewage. Several attempts to revive the lake, such as cleanup campaigns and court orders, were unsuccessful due to increasing encroachment.
In 2016, plans to build a swinging bridge across the lake were authorized despite protests and public uproar. Urban development's cruel irony of jeopardizing natural riches is symbolized by the lake's death due to unchecked urbanization and continual encroachments.