Lake in the Krishna Kant Park to take the burden of Ameerpet flood

Widening of the unnotified lake inside the Krishna Kant Park at Yusufguda is being mulled over by the State government authorities as an option for containing the inundation at Ameerpet during heavy rains.

The deluge from the upper regions of Jubilee Hills and Yusufguda has caused severe flooding and traffic mayhem at Ameerpet near the metro rail station, at every instance of heavy rain.

The Hyderabad Disaster Response & Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA), advised by the Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, is exploring various options for temporary as well as permanent relief from the issue, a statement from HYDRAA informed.

HYDRAA chief A.V. Ranganath inspected the area to check for impediments to the flow of storm water in the drains. He also checked the lake and drains from Jubilee HIlls, Venkatagiri, Rehmatnagar, and Yusufguda flowing via Krishna Kant Park. In order to moderate the storm water current, part of it may be diverted to the lake in Krishna Kant Park, he opined.

The lake presently occupies seven acres of the park’s land, and has scope to be expanded up to 12 acres in order to hold 120 million litres of storm water. The water may be held in the tank for a few hours till the rain abates, the note said.

As of now, the flood is getting dumped at Ameerpet directly from Madhuranagar, which can be averted if the flows are diverted to the lake. Connecting the lake at the Krishna Kant Park to Ameerpet metro rail station, there is a 1.1 kilometre box drain via Madhuranagar.

HYDRAA officials informed Mr. Ranganath that the plateau terrain at Ameerpet, together with the garbage and plastic waste accumulating at the location, is making evacuation of water difficult from there.

Mr. Ranganath suggested a Ground Penetrating Radar Survey to identify the blocks in the storm water drains on the Ameerpet-SR Nagar trunk road. If the blocks cannot be removed, then the option of box drain may be resorted to. He asked officials to ensure free flow of storm water through the pipelines beneath the metro station.

In another development, HYDRAA removed encroachments from the storm water drain in AVB Puram of Kukatpally mandal. The 10-metre drain that connects Pariki Cheruvu with the Kukatpally drain encroached up to 3 metres. Commercial establishments were constructed covering the drain as well as the catch-pit, which housed electronic sale and repair shops. As a result, the surrounding localities including Saibaba Colony, HAL Colony, and Maitrinagar Colony were inundated. Based on the complaint by the resident, an inspection was conducted and the structures were brought down.