Why did Hyderabad drown?
Public memory is short lived. And as such it is important to document epochal events not just for posterity to recount, but also for planners and policy-makers to be reminded of their follies, lest they too forget and repeat mistakes in the immediate future. In this context it is seminal that in a collaborative effort the University of Hyderabad (UoH) and the Confederation of Voluntary Associations (COVA), have come together to produce a short documentary detailing the deluge that the Twin-Cities encountered last month. It was three days…
Community Managed Lakes to Make Sustainability a Reality
Madhuri Subbarao World over many decentralized systems of lake management by communities can be observed. Water bodies in the community enhance its beauty with pristine and healthy lakes making life around the community green, fun, sustainable and scenic. In India simple solutions can change the eco-system of the lake. Every city is endowed with hundreds of lakes. When the government finds it a challenge to maintain these water bodies, by default the RWAs must hold hands with the Government to manage lakes around them. A complex interdepende…
Residents rise to protect lake in Hyderabad
RWAs in the Ramakrishnapuram Lake area have taken it upon themselves to map waterbody and demand it's protection from encroachments and better implementation of development works This could perhaps be the story of any other lake in the twin-cities that are on the verge of death and the proposed cure to revive them threatening to be worse than the disease itself. The Ramakrishnapuram Lake, also known as Mukidi Cheruvu, located in Neredmet, near Ramakrishnapuram Railway Station in Hyderabad, was home to many migratory birds not very…
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