Khajaguda Lake

Khajaguda Lake, also known as Pedda Cheruvu is a small lake in Ranga Reddy District in the Indian state of Telangana and on the edge of the city of Hyderabad, in the suburb of Manikonda, in the middle of Khajaguda area.

Khajaguda Lake
Khajaguda Lake
Location in Telangana
Khajaguda Lake
Khajaguda Lake (India)
LocationHyderabad
Coordinates17.4148017°N 78.3573688°E / 17.4148017; 78.3573688
TypeNatural lake
Native nameఖజగూడ లేక్

Developments and Conservation

In 2019, the lake has come under pressure, as building companies have been reported to be filling up the lake with earth movers.[1] The NGO "Save Our Urban Lakes" has called for meeting with authorities to assess the gravity of the situation.[2] The GHMC is remediating the lake, and the American Telugu association is offering support.[3]

In 2018, it was reported, that the lake was in better condition than earlier, thanks to restoration efforts of Rs. 80 lakh by Wells Fargo and the NGO United Way.[4][5]

Tourism

With the hills to the South of the lake, the site is a popular spot for outdoor activities, such as hiking and bouldering.[6][7] In the beginning of 2019, some illegal quarrying was carried out, and parts of the boulders have been destroyed, even though the High Court directed the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority to ensure that the boulders were not damaged.[8][9]

Water quality

In a 2017 study, NO3 levels were found to be extremely high with 33 mg/L (permissible for drinking water 10.16 mg/L).[10] In an earlier study from 2016, the same value was at 10.00 mg/L only [11]

Maintenance

The GHAC (Great Hyderabad Adventure Club) has been carrying out clean sweep days on the lake shore in 2013[12] and 2014.[13]

Sewage Treatment Plant

A small sewage treatment plant is located in the easternmost corner of the lake. It treats 7 MLD (7 million liters per day = 7 000 m3/d).[1]

See also

References
  1. Serish Nanisetti: Another lake in Hyderabad may soon meet its end, In: The Hindu, 14 March 2019, (Link).
  2. Khajaguda lake threatened by encroachers, alleges NGO, In: The New Indian Epress, 13 March 2019, (Link).
  3. Sunil Mungara: Very soon, Khajaguda water body set to be our own Lake Michigan, In: The Times of India, 21 February 2019, (Link).
  4. Pedda Cheruvu springs to life, In: The Hans India, 26 November 2018, (Link).
  5. All is well when lakes are well, In: The new Indian Express, 6 June 2018, (Link).
  6. Mohammed Hasib: Khajaguda Hills – relishing SUNSET at the summit, In: Adventures in Hyderabad, Travel Stories, AtomicCircle.com, 8 October 2018, (Link).
  7. hyderabadclimbers.com - Khajaguda Routes, (Link)
  8. newindianexpress.com – Heritage rock formations in Hyderabad losing out to infrastructure needs, 4 June 2019.
  9.  Serish Nanisetti: Hyderabad’s geological heritage turning to dust, In: The Hindu, 17 March 2019, (Link).
  10. Anirudh Ramaraju, and Giridhar M.V.S.S: Quality Assessment of Surface Water Bodies in and around GHMC, In: Proceedings of 4th National Conference on Water, Environment & Society (NCWES-2017), ISBN 978-93-5230-182-9 , pp. 322–338, (Link).
  11. Ramaraju Anirudh and M. V. S. S. Giridhar: Qualitative Study of Pre-monsoon and Post-monsoon status of Different Chemical Parameters of Water Samples Collected from Various Surface Water Bodies in GHMC,In: 3rd National Conference on Water, Environment and Society (NCWES - 2016), p. 271, (Link). (Khajaguda Lake = "Khajaguda Cheruvu").
  12. Prasad Np: Cleanup Activity At Khajaguda Hyderabad by GHAC Volunteers , In: blog.ghac.in, 10 June 2013.
  13. Akhila Manne: India Clean Sweep - Clean up of Khajaguda lake, In: blog.ghac.in, 8 July 2014.
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