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Parki Cheruvu
Parki Cheruvu.The lake was surveyed in 2014 and according to that report, the bund length of the tank is 373 metres. The full tank level is 100 metres and its perimeter is 3,324 metres.
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Parki Cheruvu, located in Kukatpally, is spread over in Balanagar and Quthbullapur mandals. It is in the west zone limits of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and is covered by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority’s (HMDA) Lake Protection Committee.
The lake was surveyed in 2014 and according to that report, the bund length of the tank is 373 metres. The full tank level is 100 metres and its perimeter is 3,324 metres.The lake is fed by rain water.Water from the lake was used for agriculture and allied activities and was also a source for drinking water for the locals.
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The lake is 12 km away from Secunderabad Railway Station and 23 km away from the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. Sikkula Basthi, Mahadevapur, Allwyn Colony, Papireddy Nagar, Deenabandhu Colony, etc, are a few prominent colonies. A famous Sree Veeranjaneya Swamy Temple exists near the lake. The Metro Rail Project work is going on in full swing and the nearest station would be 3 km away. The nearest MMTS railway station is at Hitec City.
History
According to locals, the lake has been in existence since the Nizam era. The lake was in the middle of a dense forest that was dominated with parki trees that yield parki fruits and produce gum from their bark. Hence, the lake was called as Parki Cheruvu. Now, there aren’t any parki trees or fruits.
Problems
G Balaswamy, member of Save Our Urban Lakes (SOUL), said, “The lake and its buffer zone has been subject to massive encroachments in the past few years. It has now reduced in size due to the neglect of the then government, which had sanctioned various construction activities, violating the guidelines of the Supreme Court. Many an unauthorised borewell has come up in the lake bed and its buffer zones. Water is being sold, without permission from the civic bodies. Many new buildings have also come up.”
He appealed to the State government to make an enquiry and remove illegal structures from the lake and prevent further constructions. Y Narasimha Reddy, mandal revenue officer, Balanagar, said, “On the strength of complaints received from the local residents, we conducted raids recently on the illegal digging of borewells near the lake. When the seizing work was in progress, the local MLA, Arekapudi Gandhi, intervened and stopped us.
The matter was reported to the district collector, who advised us to take action on the illegal borewell vendors with the support of local police.” He added that a written letter had been sent to the West Zone Police Commissioner seeking police protection while taking up the removal of illegal borewells. They are still waiting for a reply from the police before taking further action.
By Ch Saibaba
