Saga Of A Lake

Saga Of A Lake
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  • Kolleru, one of the country's largest freshwater lakes, is encroached and gradually taken over by the aqua mafia
  • In 1999, its 75,000 acres declared a bird sanctuary, but exploitation goes on
  • Mafia builds bunds and roads across the lake, its size shrinks to one-third
  • llegal fish farming in Kolleru grows to become a Rs 900-crore business
  • The government begins a crackdown, orders breaching of 380 fish tanks
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