The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency, simply known as HYDRAA, has emerged as both saviour and disruptor, reclaiming encroached lakes even as its methods draw scrutiny. The ambitious restoration efforts aim to improve water quality, enhance flood control and boost groundwater recharge. But will this mark real change or end up as just another cycle of revival and neglect? Swathi Vadlamudi finds out
The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency, simply known as HYDRAA, has emerged as both saviour and disruptor, reclaiming encroached lakes even as its methods draw scrutiny. The ambitious restoration efforts aim to improve water quality, enhance flood control and boost groundwater recharge. But will this mark real change or end up as just another cycle of revival and neglect? Swathi Vadlamudi finds out