HYDRAA secures 7,200 square yards of public space and thwarts encroachment of lake
The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) has reclaimed public land and protected a local lake from illegal encroachment. The agency removed unauthorized structures and installed fencing to preserve the areas for public use.
Why it matters
This action reflects ongoing efforts by local authorities in India to combat urban land grabbing and protect environmental assets.
The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) on Tuesday protected 7,200 square yards of land earmarked for public purposes in TPS Chamundipatnam Colony in Kundanpally village of Keesara mandal in Medchal-Malkajgiri district.
The layout, formed in 1983, had earmarked 6,000 square yards for a park, and 600 square yards each at two locations, totalling 1,200 square yards for market places. According to HYDRAA, attempts were made to occupy the entire 7,200 square yards by constructing precast walls around the land and bringing it under private control.
Representatives of the Chamundipatnam Colony Cultural and Welfare Association raised the issue through HYDRAA’s Prajavani programme.
Following the complaint, HYDRAA officials, along with municipal and revenue officials, conducted a field inspection and identified the land parcels as meant for public purposes.
The encroachments were removed on Tuesday and sign boards were installed, besides a fencing around the land parcels.
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