BRS MLA Accused of Illegal Construction Near Lake
Police in the Pocharam IT corridor registered an FIR against Anurag Group of Institutions, accusing the institution of illegally encroaching on Nadam Cheruvu, a lake in Venkatapur village, Ghatkesar mandal, Medchal-Malkajgiri district
By : Syed Omar Farooq
Update: 2024-08-24 13:59 GMT
HYDERABAD: Criminal cases have been booked against Jangoan BRS MLA Palla Rajeshwar Reddy, after the irrigation department lodged a complaint with the Pocharam IT corridor police that the Anurag University owned by him was built in the buffer zone of the Venkatapur Nadam Cheruvu.
The complaint was lodged by A. Parmeshwar, assistant executive engineer (AEE), irrigation department, of Medchal range. He named the Anurag Group of Institutions and Gayatri Educational Trust, as willfully and Illegally constructing the college building in the lake’s buffer zone
“We have received a complaint against the institution and the owner for building the structure on a buffer zone,ֲ” an officer from the Pocharam ITC corridor police said.
As per Irrigation Act, construction of any type of structure, altering the water body and its components is illegal, the engineer said and sought action. Police registered an FIR (390 of 2024) against Anurag Group of Institutions, Gayatri Educational Trust and its owner.