Hyderabad: This year’s bountiful rains make city lakes brim

This monsoon, Hyderabad’s tanks received abundant water, with 11 of 139 GHMC-maintained tanks overflowing. Continuous rains boosted groundwater levels but also led to overflow and minor damage in some colonies. GHMC officials said surplus water could last for two years

Hyderabad: Bountiful rains this monsoon season resulted in decades-old tanks in Hyderabad receiving surplus quantities of water this monsoon.

The GHMC Lakes Division, which maintains 139 tanks within its jurisdiction, compiled data on the status of these tanks recently. According to the data, officials observed that out of 139 tanks, 11 received surplus water, 118 received below full tank levels (FTLs), and the remaining 10 tanks reached up to FTLs.

Executive Engineer of the GHMC Lakes Division, A Narayana, said this yea