HYDERABAD: Thammidikunta lake near HITEC City, freed of encroachments by the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA), will be opened by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday, November 11.
The lake once covered about 30 acres but had shrunk to 14 acres. On August 24, 2024, HYDRAA demolished the N Convention centre, owned by actor Nagarjuna, which it said stood within the lake's full tank level. The demolition caused a major controversy. The agency later cleared other structures and recovered about 16 acres, land it values at over ₹1,200 crore.
What ₹20 crore paid for
- Desilting to depths of up to 15 feet and removal of plastic, biomedical and construction waste
- Three inlets and one outlet rebuilt; sewage diverted through a 1,200-mm pipeline
- A 1.25-km walking track, two gazebos, a yoga platform, a rose garden and open gyms
- A boundary wall and fencing along the full tank level; a sewage treatment plant has been proposed
Thammidikunta is one of six lakes in HYDRAA's first restoration phase. Bam Rukn-ud-Dowla lake in the Old City, Bathukamma Kunta in Amberpet and Nalla Cheruvu in Kukatpally have already opened. Sunnam Cheruvu in Madhapur and Nalla Cheruvu in Uppal are still awaiting inauguration.
