Overview
- Telangana’s wetland authority, which met Tuesday, reported ground-truthing of 12,249 sites and boundary demarcation for 4,023.
- Draft Gazette notifications are ready for major wetlands in Khammam, Jagtial, Nizamabad and 28 other locations, with public consultation to follow.
- Minister Konda Surekha ordered faster boundary finalisation and digital mapping, backed by expert input and local awareness drives.
- The Manjeera reservoir Ramsar bid advanced after irrigation officials’ concerns on Hyderabad’s water use were addressed, and the file will go to the state and then the Centre and Ramsar office.
- Once notified under the 2017 Wetlands Rules, sites gain legal shields against encroachment, dumping and untreated sewage, using the ISRO SAC atlas as the mapping baseline.