SOURCE :- SIASAT NEWS
Hyderabad: Students from the Waxsan International School in Balanagar celebrated Children’s Day at the Tammidikunta lake in Madhapur, which was recently inaugurated after being restored by Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA).
A group of 270 students toured the area and spent time at the open gym and play areas. They later sat near the bonsai plant installed at the gazebo and learnt about the restoration process.
Yunus Parvez, Director of Vimos Technocrats, the organization that prepared the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the development of Tammidikunta, gave a presentation to the children.
He asked them to conserve water and plant trees for a better future.
The area, which was once filled with an unbearable stench has now become a recreational zone, allowing children and others to spend time and relax, HYDRAA said.
Tammidikunta restoration
Tammidikunta was inaugurated by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on November 11. The water body, which had been reduced to 16.2 acres, now spans 29.3 acres.
Before restoration, the area was plagued by foul-smelling sewage and was used for dumping construction debris, garbage and biomedical waste.
As many as 30,000 truckloads of silt were removed from the lake.
HYDRAA has now built a 1.6-kilometre pathway, a modern open-air gym and a children’s play area around the lake so that it can serve as a recreational space.
The lake has also regained its natural features, including its capacity to control monsoon flooding and help replenish groundwater.
SOURCE : SIASAT
