Road brings doom to Ameenpur lake

Privately constructed road got legal sanction from the High Court recently

Bird paradise of the city, Ameenpur lake, presents an ugly picture these days. A road in the process of construction cuts across the lake, dividing the water mass into two irreconcilable parts. To a casual onlooker, the road appears a brazen encroachment into the lake, as there is no drain connecting the two parts. Heaps of earth still lay on both sides of the freshly-laid road which connects Ameenpur to a private layout on the other side. The privately constructed road, however, has got legal sanction from High Court recently, which penalised the Irrigation officials for damaging the road when repairs were underway. If used as a precedent, the judgment would put into question the full tank levels of several lakes in and around the city, leading to a plethora of petitions and reduced extent of water bodies.