HYDRAA Faces 700 Cases After Protecting 1,000 Acres
Here’s a rewritten version of the provided content: — HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Disaster Management and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) has successfully protected over 1,000 acres of public land and water bodies valued at around Rs 55,000 crore. However, it is currently facing an overwhelming wave of legal challenges. In just 15 months since its formation, HYDRAA has been subjected to nearly 700 lawsuits, primarily from alleged encroachers and land grabbers contesting its demolition and anti-encroachment efforts. Notably, Commissioner AV Ranganath is himself confronting 31 contempt petitions. Officials indicated to TOI that many petitioners are employing high-profile lawyers from Delhi, reportedly…