Hyderabad: The Commissioner of the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRA), AV Ranganath, went on a field inspection around the city on Thursday. This action came after several complaints were received during the Prajavani grievance programme.
The Commissioner started his inspection in Patancheru, where he checked the Nakkavagu nala near Praneeth County. He found that about half of the nala’s 36-metre width, including the buffer zone, was being encroached upon. He told officials to collect building permission papers from the people involved and warned that any construction that violates the rules would be removed.
At Masjid Banda, Ranganath looked into a complaint where someone was claiming ownership of Jangankunta land and had allegedly built on it illegally. He also checked a similar issue in Kistareddypet, which falls under Ameenpur Municipality, where government land was reportedly being taken over unlawfully.
The Commissioner assured residents that their existing houses would not be affected. However, he made it clear that any new or future encroachments would be dealt with strictly. He also asked the public to report if anyone misuses HYDRA’s name or powers.
Later, Ranganath visited the Food Corporation of India layout in Gachibowli. There, he found that roads and parks had been removed and replaced with commercial buildings, like convention centres. He discussed with officials how to fix this misuse of land.
In Neknampur, the Commissioner and his team inspected a wall that was built under high-tension power lines and was blocking a road. He also looked into complaints that parts of the drainage system and land meant for public use were being encroached.
He also checked illegal occupation of government land in survey number 20 of Neknampur in Gandipet mandal. While visiting Gandipet Lake, he reviewed reports that sewage from Khanapur and Nagulapally was flowing into the lake through the Balkapur nala.
Ranganath instructed officials to build proper infrastructure to stop sewage from entering the lake. He emphasized that waste from homes, commercial buildings, and resorts located above the lake should never reach the waterbody.
Officials were told to take urgent action to divert the sewage and stop any more pollution of the lake.
