( 1 ) SRI T. Ramakrishna rao, a learned member of the A. P. High Court Bar addressed a letter dated 13-12-1998 to the Hon ble the Acting Chief justice of this Court and also to the Hon ble chairman, Legal Services Authority, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. It reads :"it has been reported by Sri T. Sunil reddy, in the Indian Express Supplement dated 28-11-1998 under the caption "a victim of urbanization" that Durgam cheruvu at Jubilee Hills has been named in the INTECH award this year for its natural beauty and scenic surroundings situated amidst the famous deccan rock formation. Durgam Cheruvu once served as the main source of drinking water for golconda Fort and the Government plans to use its beautiful environs to promote tourist activity in the State. While innumerable colonies sprang up in and around the lake s vicinity, letting out their sewage into natural water body and the construction activity in the surrounding areas is destroying the rock formation. The environmentalists fear that most of the sewage from even the hi-tech city will be delivered into the lake. "if the officials concerned failed to check the flow of all types of effluents into the l