Hyderabad: Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) on Friday took action against unauthorised constructions at Yapral, demolishing parts of Dokuri Narsimha Reddy Gardens, a function hall, after finding it encroaching on the government land and drainage channel lines.
HYDRAA officials, speaking to Deccan Chronicle, said the function hall was built on three survey numbers: 14, 15 and 25. While Survey No.s 15 and 25 were private patta land, parts of the hall were constructed on Survey No. 14, which is government property. Additionally, portions of the structure obstructed a drainage channel, leading to the demolition.
HYDRAA officials clarified that they had targeted only the encroachments on government land and the drainage channel during the demolition drive. “We checked all the documents and demolished only the structures that were built on government land. HYDRAA is working to reclaim public land and ensure proper drainage systems are not obstructed,” an official stated.
Residents in the area welcomed the demolitions at Dokuri Narsimha Reddy Gardens. K. Govardhan, a resident of the locality, said, “These encroachments have been here for nearly 10 years now. They had political backing and nobody in the last 10 years touched them. But now that the government finally demolished the encroachments, everything must be turned into how it was before.”
