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8. To verify that the work undertaken by the State Government is limited to the repairs of the sluices and there is no unnecessary dewatering of the lake.
9. Whether the work of repairs and improvement to sluice gates is under progress and if so, what is the stage of the civil works and the due date of completion of such works.
10. Are there any environmental studies undertaken for siting of the proposed activities in the lake in question?" 

 vii)   The irrigation department      The information of FTL map of Hussain
       may provide the requested      Sagar Lake, contour plan and inflows &
       information about the Full     outflows calculation sheet are placed at
       Tank Level (FTL) and repair    Annexure-I.
       of the surplus weir near the
       Viceroy Hotel.                 The Hussain Sagar Lake is having two
                                      surplus weirs and six number of sluices.

The flood water can be directly discharged through surplus weirs whereas the sluices are choked up due to non-maintenance and non-operation since long time. It is desired to bring all the sluices into operation so the repair works are taken up as flood control measure and regulation of discharges. In order to facilitate repairs to the sluices and weir, additional discharges are released through the weir into the natural surplus course. The applicant herein assumed that, the Government of Telangana is dewatering and desilting Hussain Sugar Lake. There is a marginal increase of flow of water from the above sluices due to the repair of sluices and said flow of water is already curtailed after completion of the repair works.

The following works were taken up during the period in which inspection was conducted by the committee a. Repair works to left side surplus weir.

b. Repairs to sluice no 1 and sluice no 2 near to the left side surplus weir.

c. Repairs to sluice no 3 called Kukkala Thumu near Dhobighat.

The allegations made are baseless and it is reiterated that the Hussain Sagar Lake is having two surplus weirs and six number of sluices. The flood water can be directly discharged through surplus weirs whereas the sluices are choked up due to non-maintenance and non-operation since long time. It is desired to bring all the sluices into operation so the repair works are taken up as flood control measure and regulation of discharges. In order to facilitate repairs to the sluices and weir, additional discharges are released through the weir into the natural surplus course. The applicant herein assumed that the Government of Telangana is dewatering and desilting Hussain Sagar Lake. There is a marginal increase of flow of water from the above sluices due to the repair of sluices and said flow of water is already curtailed after completion of the repair works.