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HYDRAA reclaims 10 acres from encroachments at Hyderabad lake
HYDRAA and several government departments demolished around 12 to 13 under-construction, unoccupied structures within the full tank level of Hyderabad’s Bam Rukn Ud-Dowlah lake on Saturday, The Hindu reports. The operation reclaimed…
The Story in Brief
HYDRAA and several government departments demolished around 12 to 13 under-construction, unoccupied structures within the full tank level of Hyderabad’s Bam Rukn Ud-Dowlah lake on Saturday, The Hindu reports. The operation reclaimed 10 acres, according to HYDRAA commissioner A.V. Ranganath. Structures allegedly linked to Bahadurpura legislator Mohammed Mubeen and MLC Mirza Rahmat Baig were among those removed. The action covered areas near King’s Colony and Shastripuram in Rajendranagar. Officials said the agency was not deciding land ownership, but acting against construction without civic permissions.
The lake had faced encroachment and filling despite objections, court proceedings and surveys in 2019 and 2022. HYDRAA also cleared illegal structures at Erla Cheruvu in Chandanagar. Authorities plan to restore Bam Rukn Ud-Dowlah to its original extent.
The Indian Opinion
The easy story is that one demolition drive has fixed years of civic failure, or that every structure removed was automatically illegal in ownership terms. Neither follows from the report. HYDRAA says it acted on unauthorised construction within the lake’s full tank level, while title disputes require due process. The real test is whether the reclaimed 10 acres stays free of construction and whether the promised restoration is completed under public monitoring.
Source: thehindu.com
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