Prajavani: How a man grabbed 160 yards of Lalaguda slum land to construct house

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) received 59 complaints during the Prajavani program.

Residents from various parts of the twin cities met HYDRAA Commissioner AV Ranganath to submit their grievances, which predominantly focused on encroachments of government lands, nalas, roads, and public spaces in posh colonies and slum areas.

Ranganath not only received the complaints directly from the public but also conducted an investigation on the spot and handed over the responsibility of resolving them to the concerned officials. He advised the officials to give high priority to the protection of government land as well as public spaces and to ensure that no encroachment occurs anywhere.

Annapurna, a complainant, alleged that the owner of the plot located at the back of her house, along with 600 yards of open space (intended for public use) in the Sri Venkateswara Cooperative Housing Society on Banjara Hills Road No. 12, had encroached upon her house.

Representatives of the Yapral Joint Action Committee have complained that illegal construction is taking place in the buffer zone along the Nagi Reddy Gulusu Kattu Lake FTL boundary. The fencing installed by the government for Rs. 1.20 crores for this lake was removed by the encroachers and a compound wall in the buffer zone of the lake. The representatives sought HYDRAA’s intervention in the removal of the compound wall.

Residents of Vivekananda Nagar Colony in circle 3 of Hayath Nagar municipality complained to HYDRAA that encroachers have occupied a 25 ft road and constructed a house. Even though the house was demolished by the municipality officials, in the past the encroachers have rebuilt it.

Residents of KPHB Phase-I and II have complained to Ranganath that street vendors have encroached upon the major roads in the locality by setting up kiosks, causing severe inconvenience to the commuters. The residents urged HYDRAA to remove the roadside kiosks and make the major roads accessible to the public.

Locals in a slum in North Lalaguda have filed a complaint with the HYDRAA, claiming that 940 yards in the slum have been set aside for a public school and community center. They also complained that an individual was constructing a house on 160 yards of land and claiming it as his own.