HYDRAA Stops Fox Sagar Canal Encroachment, Seizes Vehicles

Illegal dumping and unauthorised construction near Fox Sagar Lake draw attention as HYDRAA's efforts intensify to restore its diversion canal and safeguard the lake's FTL area.

Fox Sagar Canal.

PROPERTY PULSE

Hyderabad: An attempt to fill up the diversion canal of Fox Sagar Lake with soil and construction debris was stopped by the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) in Subhash Nagar on Friday. The agency seized three vehicles allegedly used for dumping material into the canal and handed them over to the police along with their owners.

The incident occurred near the Fox Sagar sluice in Subhash Nagar, where a group of people were found dumping soil and construction waste into the diversion canal using a JCB, tipper and tractor. HYDRAA officials noticed the activity and immediately intervened to stop the dumping.

The enforcement team seized the JCB, a tipper bearing registration number TS12UB6476 and a tractor bearing registration number TS19TA1588. The vehicle owners were also taken into custody by the HYDRAA team and handed over to the Pet Basheerabad police station along with the seized vehicles. Police have taken up an investigation into the incident.

Following the intervention, HYDRAA began removing the soil dumped into the diversion canal to restore the waterway and prevent further obstruction to its flow. The action was aimed at stopping the canal from being gradually filled with debris and soil.

Separately, as part of the ongoing Fox Sagar Lake restoration drive, the agency removed an embankment laid within the lake's Full Tank Level (FTL) area. A cement road constructed on the other side to provide access to a farmhouse was also removed.

The latest enforcement action is part of HYDRAA's efforts to protect the lake's water spread area and associated drainage channels from encroachments and unauthorised alterations.