Hyderabad, April 29 -- Hyderabad Disaster Management and Assets Protection Agency (HYDRAA) on Wednesday, April 29, asked people living in temporary sheds within the Full Tank Level (FTL) of Muskin Cheruvu in Narsingi to vacate the place within 10 days.

According to HYDRAA, encroachers use people as "human shields" to dump construction waste, pour soil and alter the form of the lake to undertake major constructions.

"The temporary residences and shops are used as a barrier to prevent the development of the lake. Despite warned six months prior, the encroachers have still not budged from the spot," the agency stated in a release.

Muskin Cheruvu spans 52 acres, while including the buffer zone, it extends to 62 acres. Within this, a privat...