# Telangana land ban traps 2.2 lakh acres of private property 2026-08-07T03:45:19+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Telangana revenue department has directed district collectors to clear within 45 days nearly 20,000 pending applications from property owners seeking removal from the prohibited list under Section 22A of the Registration Act. Over 2.2 lakh acres of private land are trapped on this list, mostly in Hyderabad and surrounding districts. Owners often discover the restriction only when attempting to sell or register their property. The Hindu reports that entire survey numbers have been flagged as government or ceiling land without proper verification, leaving genuine patta holders unable to transact. Of Telangana's 2.20 crore acres, 93 lakh acres are prohibited, including forest, assigned, waqf and endowment lands. ## Coverage - thehindu.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Hyderabad, land records, property registration, Section 22A, Telangana Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/telangana-landowners-blocked-as-entire-survey-numbers-enter-prohibited-list/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/telangana-landowners-blocked-as-entire-survey-numbers-enter-prohibited-list/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.