Overview

• Aerial images from July 7 reveal clear water spread and removed encroachments at the once-dry pond, contrasting sharply with February’s degraded site.
• Initial excavations uncovered groundwater just four feet below the surface, marking the first water recovery at Bathukamma Kunta since at least 2010.
• Ongoing embankment construction and operational stormwater inlets are stabilizing banks and channeling urban runoff into the restored basin.
• Excavation of more than one kilometre of outlet channel will link the pond to the Musi river, a measure aimed at mitigating flood risks downstream.
• Following an April court ruling that cleared legal ownership hurdles, HYDRAA now expects to complete the nine-month rejuvenation project by September 2025.