HYDRA Teams Demolish Illegal Constructions in Shivrampally and Madinaguda
HYDERABAD: Continuing their drive against illegal constructions on Saturday, teams from the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Monitoring and Protection (HYDRA) on Saturday demolished 12 multi-storied buildings and over 40 compound walls, which were built illegally.
They were built in the full tank level (FTL) of the Bum-Rukn-ud-Dowla lake in Shivrampally near Kings Colony (Shastripuram).
The demolition drive started early morning and continued till evening amid heavy deployment of police.
Meanwhile, when the demolition was underway, AIMIM legislator Mohammed Mubeen along with 14 others tried to stop the demolition. However, the cops took them into preventive custody. Two supporters who tried to defy were caught by their collar and put into the police van.
“As of now, it has come to our notice that one of the multi-storied buildings in the lake FTL has been built by the MLA. Irrespective of the people who are involved, we will raze all such illegal structures,” said an official from HYDRA.
The illegal constructions that have been razed were spread over 10 acre and according to the HYDRA the entire land parcel has been successfully recovered from encroachers.
The recently appointed HYDRA commissioner A. V. Ranganath was present at the spot and the area around the demolition site was sealed.
Later, in a press release, he warned realtors, builders and individuals against building illegal constructions in FTL and buffer zones of water bodies. He said that HYDRA would take stringent legal action against all such people.
Ranganath said that when he went to National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) at Balanagar, its director Prakash Chauhan gave a powerpoint presentation.
“As per the data, between 1979 and 2024, the extent of lakes in Hyderabad has reduced by 61 per cent, which is a very alarming situation,” he said.
“As per the data, between 1979 and 2024, the extent of lakes in Hyderabad has reduced by 61 per cent, which is a very alarming situation,” he said.
Mailardevpally police said that 150 personnel were deployed in order to make sure that demolitions were carried out peacefully.
Meanwhile, HYDRA on Saturday also demolished illegal constructions, including multi-storied buildings, compound walls and layouts, around Erla Cheruvu, Madinaguda.