Ameenpur lake to be protected from encroachments and steps from the state and the union to preserve its pristine beauty as per the true spirit of the Biological Diversity Act 2002 and also in tune with the judgments passed
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The Telangana high court has directed the state government, its revenue, and municipal administration wings not to allow any constructions within the full tank level (FTL) and buffer zone areas spread over 464 acres of Ameenpur lake in the outskirts of Hyderabad. This is say, the PIL filed by Hyderabad Birding Pals, a society run by nature conservationists and bird watchers.
The society sought protection to this lake from encroaches and steps from the state and the union to preserve its pristine beauty as per the true spirit of the Biological Diversity Act 2002 and also in tune with the judgments passed by Supreme Court and Telangana high court in the past. According to them, Ameenpur lake with its habitations for rare birds was recognized as a Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS) under Section 37 of the Biodiversity Act 2002 on November 21, 2016, and this has got the rare distinction of being the first urban lake in the entire country.
The counsel for the petitioner, said that some confusion over the extent of FTL of this lake was created on account of certain official actions who wrongly stated that the FTL is only 94 acres. In fact, the actual FTL is more than 464 acres. Now, What was issued by HMDA was only a preliminary notification and a final notification specifying the actual extent has not yet been issued. Mere protection to the FTL areas may not be of much help and sought protection for all the 464 acres till HMDA defines the total extent of FTL in its final notification.
