Hyderabad, April 4 -- Rains are an opportunity for companies to dump their industrial waste into the water bodies, especially the Musi River, which flows from Vikarabad to Nalgonda. Despite the state government's plans for the rejuvenation of the Musi River, the illegal dumping of domestic and industrial waste continues unabated, including at the Saroornagar Lake.

The sight of white froth filling the outlet channel of the Saroornagar Lake on Friday morning, April 4, is just the tip of the iceberg. The domestic, industrial and chemical wastes generated from the upstream areas of Meerpet and Jillelaguda, not to mention hundreds of industries located on the upstream Musi river, have been causing ground, water and air pollution.

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