The Hindu 09.04.2010
Task cut out for HMDA
Better late than never. For years, the water bodies in and around the city kept shrinking from encroachments, unchecked constructions and development that chose to ignore aspects of environment.
However, after much debates, discussions, concerns and agitations, finally the government has come out with a committee that has been given the task of ensuring measures to protect the water bodies in the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) jurisdiction.
If not reclaiming the lost water bodies or restoring those that have shrunk badly, one hopes the newly formed body will at least take some measures to keep the existing ones in good shape.
