CM calls for measures to protect Kolleru lake
Vijayawada: Stressing on the need for environmental protection, chief minister
N Chandrababu Naidu
on Monday said the ecologically sensitive Kolleru lake must not be turned into a cesspool of pollution.
The CM, who held a review meeting with local legislators and officials to discuss the steps needed to comply with Supreme Court guidelines as well as protecting the interests of those living within the lake's contours, asked officials to take immediate steps to ensure drain water from neighbouring fish ponds does not not enter the lake without proper treatment.
"Unchecked release of drains must be stopped, and all encroachments on Upputeru, which carries water from Kolleru to the sea, must be removed along with desilting of the outlets," he told officials.
Naidu said protecting the interests of farmers with about 20,000 acres of Jirayat and D-Patta lands in Kolleru area is the top priority for the state govt while resolving contour issues. He asked officials to send the govt's proposals to the central empowered committee (CEC) as directed by the Supreme Court.
"The action plan must ensure justice not only to the environment and birds but also to local people. We must take a humane approach to resolve the complex issue," he said.
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He said the National Wildlife Board recommended the exclusion of 20,000 acres from Kolleru sanctuary and proposed new boundaries. The Union govt sought the opinion of the state govt after the CEC raised objections, but the YSRCP govt neglected the issue, leaving about three lakh people residing in the area on tenterhooks, he alleged. After reviewing the preparations being made for a massive plantation drive to be taken up on June 5, Naidu set a target of planting one crore saplings across the state.
He directed officials to take steps to geo-tag the plants to track the progress, and urged district collectors, ministers, and public representatives to actively participate in the programme by planting trees in educational institutions, hospitals, govt offices, bus stations, and along roadways, with proper tree guards.
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