Environmental activist expresses concern at degradation of Kolleru Lake

The Kolleru Lake, which had thrived as a thriving freshwater ecosystem for several centuries, supporting biodiversity, livelihoods, and natural flood regulation, has suffered a sustained and measurable decline in its ecological health during the last 50 years, according to environmental activist and national convener of Jal Biradari Bolisetty Satyanarayana.

There has been a sustained and measurable decline in the ecological health of Kolleru Lake since 1975 due to reduction in natural water spread, expansion of aquaculture activities within the boundaries of the lake and alteration of natural hydrology. The successive governments and the enforcement agencies in the State have not only failed to protect the lake but also resorted to violation of court orders on its protection, Mr. Satyanarayana told media persons, here, on Sunday (March 22).