KLN Yadav Park water body dries up amid severe summer in Hyderabad

The water body at KLN Yadav Park in Hyderabad’s Sanath Nagar has nearly dried up due to severe summer and alleged administrative neglect. Once part of the AMRUT 2.0 rainwater conservation pilot project, the lake is now affected by algal bloom and waste growth

Hyderabad: Hit by the severe summer and aggravated by administrative apathy, a once-brimming water body at the popular KLN Yadav Park in Sanath Nagar has almost gone dry. Incidentally, this water body was selected a few years ago as part of the Union government’s AMRUT 2.0 pilot project to conserve rainwater.

Almost dried up, the lake, wherever it still has some water, has been invaded by algal bloom and indiscriminate weed and waste growth.

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In 2024, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), under AMRUT 2.0, rolled out a Shallow Aquifer Management (SAM) project with the National Institute of Urban Affairs in Hyderabad in collaboration with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC).

For this, the GHMC had selected five parks — Kakatiya Park in Habsiguda, KLN Yadav Park, Indira Park, GHMC Park in Sainikpuri and Techno Park — as part of a pilot project aimed at conserving rainwater and finding innovative solutions to urban flooding.

Presently, the water body at KLN Yadav Park is not only dried up but is also struggling with algal blooms and drainage water influx. The central portion of the water body spreads over 2,328 square metres, which is approximately 10 per cent of the park area.

The rainwater that percolated into the water body was the only source for harvesting and was conserved within the park area. Two injection borewells and two dug wells in the park area used to have water throughout the year, but the situation has deteriorated and the water body has gone dry.

The greenery, plants and landscaping at the park are also drying up due to the condition of the water body, the in-charge gardener said. During the last rainy season, the water body was brimming and had a pleasant look, but the severe summer has caused it to lose its glory.

“To bring the water body back to the brim, continuous rainfall for at least one month will be needed,” a GHMC urban biodiversity wing official told ‘Telangana Today’.