It being the fifth day of the Vinayaka Chaturthi festivities, the idol immersions picked pace not only at the bigger water bodies including Hussain Sagar, but also smaller ponds and lakes.
GHMC coming up with a number of innovative measures, right from artificial a.k.a baby ponds near water bodies, to portable ponds, and now, ponds at the door step too!
Hyderabad: The much-awaited Telanagana Martyrs’ Memorial construction work is in full swing and it may be ready for inauguration by the end of the year. IT Minister KT Rama Rao on Friday took to Twitter to share the details of Martyrs’ memorial works. “Telangana Martyr’s memorial getting ready to be inaugurated by end of the […]
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has directed the Govenrment to frame guideline to stop pollution of Hussain Sagar lake due to immersion of Ganesh idosl made of Plaster of Paris. The court said that the issue continued to be brought up before the court in one form or the other since 2001 when initial guidelines […]
Hyderabad: A simple, yet captivating painting of Hussain Sagar by famous European artist T Schmidtina, probably dating back to 1879, is doing the rounds on Twitter for a question posed by city-based architect and historian Asif Ali Khan. His question was, “Guess the probable location where the artist sat to paint?” This has made the […]
Hyderabad: Following copious inflows from the heavy rains on Friday, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) has opened four more gates of Osman Sagar on Saturday. Presently, six gates of the reservoir are open up to 3 feet. The water level at the reservoir on Saturday stood at 1,787.20 feet against a […]
Hyderabad: A two judge panel of Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice S Nanda on Thursday made it clear that Ganesh idols made of PoP cannot be immersed in Hussain Sagar and other lakes across the twin cities but only in baby ponds constructed by GHMC for the said purpose. The […]
Hyderabad: A 30-year-old woman died by suicide after allegedly jumping into the Hussain Sagar on Wednesday morning. According to the police, the woman identified as Sailaja, came near to the NTR Garden side of Hussain Sagar and jumped into the lake. Locals who noticed it informed the police on Dial 100. A police team rushed […]
Hyderabad: Following heavy rains across the State, the Hussain Sagar was receiving abundant inflows and the water level on Tuesday crossed the full tank level (FTL) of the lake. The water level in the Hussain Sagar was recorded at 513.44 m against the FTL of 513.41 m. The maximum water level of the lake is […]
Hyderabad: Hyderabad and suburbs continued to receive rain for the fifth consecutive day on Tuesday, affecting the normal life and almost filling Hussain Sagar lake in the heart of the city. Continued rain have led to overflowing of drains and inundation of roads, throwing vehicular traffic out of gear in some areas Schools and colleges […]