Kapra Lake

Kapra Lake
Location Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Coordinates 17°29′44″N 78°33′10″E / 17.49558°N 78.55278°E / 17.49558; 78.55278
Type Natural lake
Basin countries India
Surface area 113 acres
Average depth 547.873 Meters
Max. depth 551.614 Meters
Surface elevation 1,759 ft
Settlements Kapra, Sainikpuri and A.S.Rao Nagar

Kapra lake or Oora Cheruvu is a lake located in the Kapra municipality near Sainikpuri in the north-east part of Greater Hyderabad. Length of its bund is measured at 1254 Meters.

Overview

There are two feeder channels, two sluices, and two surplus courses for the Kapra Lake, this lake being part of a chain of water bodies, wherein the surplus course of the upper water body flows down into the lower water body. Thus, the Kapra Lake is intimately linked in the chain of the R.K. Puram lake, the Annanarayan Cheruvu of Nagaram and the Yadi Bai Gunta of Yellareddy Guda.

History

A decade back this lake was deemed pristine and pollution free but it is now marked as polluted[1] and susceptible to encroachments by the GHMC. According to survey conducted in 2002, the area of the lake was 113 acres but due to land encroachments, area is reduced to 70 acres.[2] A part of the Kapra Lake stands encroached for the past few years[3] and the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation recently listed 25 structures as encroachments of the Karpra Lake liable for demolition, including Sri Venkateshwara Temple. Out of the original 50 FTL pillars fixed by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and the Hyderabad Lake Management Circle of the Irrigation Department, 13 pillars stand disturbed and removed by the encroachers. Efforts are underway to re-fix the missing pillars in order to prevent further encroachments. As a part of the citizens' initiative to protect the Kapra Lake, a rudimentary Lake Protection Body has been formed but it has largely remained ineffective.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kapra Lake in Hyderabad is now a cesspool". The Times of India.
  2. ↑ "Save Kapra Lake". The Hans India.
  3. ↑ "Rally to save Kapra lake". The Hindu.
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