'Illegal constructions and encroachments led to floods'
‘Illegal constructions and encroachments led to floods’ Updated: Updated: Last year’s October deluge resulted in loss of 33 lives Share Article AAA A study commissioned by the NITI Ayog said that construction over lake beds and encroachments of drainage channels exacerbated flooding and inundation in Hyderabad. Last year’s October deluge resulted in loss of 33 lives A study commissioned by the NITI Ayog said much of the damage reported during the unprecedented floods in the twin cities in October last was due to overflowing lakes, Hussainsagar in the middle of the city in particu...