Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Telangana Cabinet To Decide GO 111 Repeal With Committee Report
GO 111 is a rule that protects two big lakes that provide drinking water to the city of Hyderabad.
The government is thinking about changing this rule to let the city grow.
A special group of experts studied the problem and gave suggestions.
They said builders can use more land, but they must keep lots of space for trees, roads and open areas.
They think building should start slowly, in only a few villages first.
They also want pipes to keep dirty sewage away from the lakes.
Factories that pollute will still not be allowed in the area.
New buildings must clean and recycle their own water.
The leaders will talk about these ideas at their next Cabinet meeting.
This way, the city can grow while the drinking water stays safe.
The Telangana government will place the high-power committee report on GO 111 before the next State Cabinet meeting.
The committee recommended raising permissible built-up area from 10 per cent to 40 per cent, with 60 per cent reserved for greenery, roads and open spaces.
The panel proposed initially allowing regulated development in about eight villages within the Outer Ring Road limits rather than all 84 villages at once.
The committee recommended continuing the ban on red and orange category polluting industries and mandating zero liquid discharge systems.
The Cabinet meeting may be held after Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy's foreign tour from August 17 to September 10.
- Who
- Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, the State Cabinet, and the high-power committee constituted under GO 69 by the then-BRS government in April 2022.
- What
- The government will decide the future of GO 111, which protects the Himayatsagar and Osmansagar drinking water reservoirs, based on the committee's recommendations for a calibrated development model.
- When
- The report will be placed before the next State Cabinet meeting, likely after the Chief Minister's foreign tour from August 17 to September 10.
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
- Why
- To balance urban development around the reservoirs with environmental safeguards protecting the drinking water sources.
Conservationists
Government and Development Advocates
Regulating construction around reservoirs
Conservationists
Keep GO 111's blanket restrictions to protect the drinking water reservoirs from pollution and encroachment.
Government and Development Advocates
Replace blanket restrictions with a calibrated development model that raises the built-up area allowance while enforcing strict environmental safeguards.
Pace of lifting restrictions
Conservationists
Oppose any immediate relaxation, as restrictions currently shield all 84 villages from unregulated construction.
Government and Development Advocates
Lift restrictions in phases, starting with about eight villages within the Outer Ring Road, based on scientific demarcation of catchment and non-catchment areas.
- Policy
- GO 111, protecting Himayatsagar and Osmansagar reservoirs
- Committee constituted
- April 2022 under GO 69 by the then-BRS government
- Recommended built-up area
- Increase from 10 per cent to 40 per cent, with 60 per cent for greenery, roads and open spaces
- Phased development
- About eight villages within the Outer Ring Road limits initially
- Villages covered
- 84 villages
- Industry ban
- Red and orange category polluting industries and chemical factories
- Wastewater rule
- Mandatory zero liquid discharge (ZLD) systems for villas, resorts and commercial projects
- Expected Cabinet meeting
- After the Chief Minister's foreign tour (August 17 - September 10)