lakes of hyderabad: would they survi?ive?
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Lakes of Hyderabad: Would h i ?they survive?
Anjal Prakashh f d lSouth Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies, Hyderabad, India
P t d tPresented at Second Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2013: Excreta Does MatterCentre for Science and Environment March 4‐5, 2013, New
DelhiDelhi
The growth and expansion of HyderabadHyderabad
• Decadal growth rate (2001‐2011 ) i R R dd di i
Projected Population of Hyd Urban Agglomeration (in lakh – 1 lakh = 100,000)
602011 ) in Ranga Reddy district ( of which Hyderabad is part of) is highest ‐ 48.15% amongst other districts in the
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amongst other districts in the State; population of Hyd – 7 mn
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MCH
• The surrounding municipalities will grow more rapidly and is expected to touch the
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30 Surrounding Municipalities
Others
expected to touch the population of MCH; adjoining villages also show growth (others)
10
Source: Calculation from data in GHMC Hyderabad City Development Plan, undated
(others) 2001 2011 2021
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Water (in)Security in Hyderabad, India
• Massive development in real estate due to IT industriesestate due to IT industries
• Heavy Demand on water resources
h• Severe water shortage and lack of access to water for the poor in lower socio‐economic agglomerationsagglomerations
• The private tanker industry has flourished, and is rampantly extracting water to sell outsideextracting water to sell outside for commercial use TheRealestateProject(Lanco Hills)towering
upto 33floorsinManikonda,asoughtafterlocationforrealestategrowth
Water (in)Security in Hyderabad, India
• The city has cascade of lakes which are in bad condition –3084 lakes in HMDA’s core areas itself, many more in peri urban areas (data available – about 500)500)
• urban areas have lost several lakes during the process of development, which were earlier p ,natural sources of water for agriculture and several other economic activities
• Sewerage water is diverted in the lakes which leads to pollution, ground water contamination and diseases
Shadan hospitalnearPeerancheru releaseswastesintothelake
contamination and diseases
18000
Change in areas of water bodies between 1989‐2001
3245 ha of water bodies lost in 12 years! About
14000
16000
lost in 12 years! About 10 times the size of Hussain Sagar ..
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0<100 100‐<200 200 ‐ <300 300 ‐ <400 400 ‐ <500 >= 500 total
Year 1989 10428.8 1061.77 657.44 319.86 854.08 3856.73 17178.68Year 2001 8820.79 923.93 0 0 862.53 3326.49 13933.74Source: Prasad et al, 2009
Shamirpet lake ‐ 1989
Shamirpet Lake Area : 486 ha
Shamirpet lake ‐ 2006
Shamirpet LakeShamirpet Lake Area : 256.77 ha
Shamirpet lake – 1989‐ 2006
230 Ha of land under water got reduced in 17
years
Kapra Lake , Sainikpuri
Fence in the middle of the Kapra lake – systematic filling
TBA = 310.216 sq.kmsTWS (1978)=2.0814 sq.kmsNo of lakes 21No. of lakes ‐21
•Number of lakes reduced f 21 14from 21 to 14•Sultan Talab and NoorMohamed Chervu were in good shape•Lakes in AGU disappeared•Lakes n zoo park wasLakes n zoo park was affectedTWS 2004=1.7184 sq kms
•8 Lakes remaining
•Ruknawad bowla and Sastripuram were completely lost
•TWS 12=1.6754 sq kms
Drainage Network in Mir Alam Basin (2012)
Source: Field Survey 2012
Watershed of Hameed Khan Kunta
Hameed KhanHameed Khan Kunta
(Banjara Lake)
Survey of India Toposheet‐1978
Map Showing Temporal Change of the Water Spread Hameed Khan Kunta
2004
2012
1978
Source: Field Survey and Google Earth
Map Showing Delineation of Buffer Zone along 30 mt RadiusHameed Khan KuntaHameed Khan Kunta
Source: Field Survey and Google Earth
Residential Area
Source: Field Survey and Google Earth
inlet
Drainage Diversion Point
Source: Field Survey and Google Earth
Dumping Mud
Source: Field Survey and Google Earth
lTemple
Source: Field Survey and Google Earth
Commercial Area Source: Field Survey and Google Earth
GVK TajBanjara
Source: Field Survey and Google Earth
STP
Source: Field Survey and Google Earth
Graveyard
Source: Field Survey and Google Earth
Plastic Dumping
Source: Field Survey and Google Earth
Garbage Dump
Source: Field Survey and Google Earth
Ambedkar Nagar Slum
Source: Field Survey and Google Earth
Treatment for Inlet ChannelHameed Khan Kunta
Roof Top Rain Water Harvesting
In Sum… issues are of..
• Water transfer through tankersR l b t fl • Water received as waste Rural urban water flow
• Natural water flow disrupted – floods andDi i f l • Natural water flow disrupted – floods and droughtsDisruption of natural
water flow
• Lakes as cess pools and receptacles of industrial pollution
• Crisis for irrigation water for peri urban agriculture
Pollution and heavy reliance on groundwater
agriculture
• State under influence of corporate bodies and real estate lobbyistSocial characteristic of real estate lobbyist
state