Large no of fish die in a lake in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: In a major

environmental mishap

early Thursday, chemical toxins from Khajipally

Pharma industrial area

kills around 23 lakh fish in Ganidgudem lake on the city outskirts. Out of 30 lakh fish, almost 70 per cent died due to chemicals released by pharma companies entering the 266 acre lake due to the recent rains.

Telangana PCB officials

have preliminary confirmed chemical toxicity, lifted samples and inspected the industries.

Fisheries Cooperative Society

says the loss would be more than two crores rupees as most of the

Rohu species

grown into 2kg to 8kg size.