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“Lake pollution is a problem.” So what can we do about it?
Most people already know lakes are polluted. Lake Sentry is about turning that awareness into action. Here's how you can help.
Step one
Take the Lake Sentry survey
The survey asks what floating waste you've noticed, what you think causes lake pollution, how serious it is, whether you'd support technology to clean it up, and how much awareness versus individual action matters. Every response makes the research stronger and shapes what gets built next.
It only takes a few minutes
Opens the Google Form in a new tab.
Answer the survey (opens in a new tab)Primary research
What Hyderabad residents told us.
No personal information is shown. Figures are percentages of total responses.
Headline results · 40 respondents
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Point to littering and poor waste disposal as the main cause87.5%
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Would support an innovative bot to clean lakes80%
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Believe people are aware of the dangers but don't act on them63%
A closer look · first round, 31 responses
Floating pollution respondents have noticed
- Plastic litter, bags & wrappers90.3%
- Floating plastic bottles80.6%
- Food packaging & disposable waste71%
- Glass bottles & containers41.9%
- Other floating debris38.7%
Perceived main causes of lake pollution
- Public littering / improper disposal90.3%
- Lack of awareness & enforcement51.6%
- Sewage & industrial discharge48.4%
- Lack of waste bins near lakes41.9%
Would you support bots or machines removing floating waste?
- Yes77.4%
- Maybe22.6%
- No0%
How serious is lake pollution? (1 = very serious)
- 1 · Very serious25.8%
- 229%
- 39.7%
- 419.4%
- 5 · Not a problem16.1%
54.8% rated the problem a 1 or 2.
The core issue isn't ignorance. Most people already understand the danger. What's missing is the will to act on it.
Feedback we're taking seriously
Scope & feasibility
Could this extend to oceans? A low-cost design matters: the benefits have to outweigh the cost for governments to adopt it.
Enforcement & accountability
Several people felt the deeper issue is weak enforcement and indifference. Even official bodies sometimes dispose of waste improperly.
Test carefully first
People want rigorous testing, including making sure the bot can't harm fish or other wildlife, plus robust data to answer sceptics.
Encouragement
Many respondents were simply glad someone is working on this, and shared tips for making the survey easier to read.
Take action
Six things you can do today.
01 · Learn
Explore the research and each Hyderabad lake's page.
Open the lake map02 · Respond
Complete the Lake Sentry survey. It only takes a few minutes.
Answer the survey ↗ (opens in a new tab)03 · Share
Share credible awareness content from Instagram and LinkedIn.
Social links coming soon.
04 · Discover
Find lake-cleaning and conservation initiatives near you.
See published initiatives05 · Participate
Join a local clean-up day. A joint clean-up with college eco-clubs is being planned.
06 · Submit
Tell us about a conservation initiative so others can join in.
Submit an initiative
Working together
Are you an NGO, a lake authority or a CSR team?
Lake Sentry wants to join existing lake-restoration efforts, not duplicate them. We're looking for partners to help with:
- → Lake access and permissions (GHMC / HYDRAA, resident associations)
- → Supervised test runs of the V1 prototype
- → Training volunteer operators from nonprofits and eco-clubs
- → Funding to build more robots once the model is proven
Contact details coming soon.
