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Telangana HC Questions Government on Illegal High-Rises

HYDERABAD: On Oct 8, the Telangana High Court raised concerns with state government departments, including HYDRAA, regarding delays in addressing complaints from Kamareddy MLA Katipally Venkata Ramana Reddy about illegal high-rise constructions intruding on lakes and public spaces in Hyderabad. Justice B Vijaysen Reddy questioned the representatives of various government departments, saying, “The complainant is an MLA. What have you been doing since December 2024?” while reviewing the MLA’s petition. The MLA sought the court’s direction for authorities to take action against alleged irregularities by construction firms. The judge also inquired why the MLA had not raised this issue in…

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HYDRAA Secures ₹3,600 Crore Land in Kondapur

Representative image created by AI HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) has successfully reclaimed 36 acres of government land in Kondapur, Serilingampally mandal, Rangareddy district, valued at approximately Rs 3,600 crore. This marks the agency’s second-most valuable recovery to date. The land, located in survey number 59 near the RTA office in Kondapur, had been illegally occupied for several years. Following a directive from the high court, HYDRAA officials, supported by police, removed numerous temporary commercial structures erected on the property. The area has now been fenced off, with signboards installed to designate it as government…

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SC Rejects Appeal Against HYDRAA Eviction Orders

HYDERABAD: On Friday, the Supreme Court dismissed a civil appeal from city businessman P. Satya Narayana, challenging eviction orders from the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA). This ruling allows the Jubilee Hills House Building Cooperative Society to reclaim a valuable 2,000-square-yard property in Jubilee Hills. After the Telangana high court ruled in favor of HYDRAA and the cooperative society on August 21, affirming the eviction orders, Satya Narayana took his case to the Supreme Court. HYDRAA had issued notices to Satya Narayana, instructing him to remove a tin shed and nursery garden on the disputed land on…

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Telangana High Court Orders Protection for Petitioner’s Land

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court directed the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) and other authorities regarding two housing plots spanning nearly 2,000 sq. yds. in surveys 66 and 67 of Madhapur village, Serilingampally mandal. Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy presided over the petitions by Jagal Reddy and Y. Venkat Reddy, ordering HYDRAA to remove signboards installed on the disputed lands. Jagal Reddy requested protection for his plot measuring 1,190 sq. yds., which he purchased in 1998 and later regularized under GO 456 of 2008. He alleged that HYDRAA attempted a “symbolic possession” of the land at 3 a.m.…

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Hydraa Reclaims ₹400 Crore Prime Land in Madhapur

Representative image created by AI HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (Hydraa) reclaimed a valuable 16,000 sq yard (approximately 3.3 acres) parcel of land worth Rs 400 crore in the city’s prestigious IT corridor on Thursday, a decade after it was reportedly encroached upon by a businessman. Located near the Hitex arch in Madhapur, this plot had been illegally occupied by a private individual who built a restaurant on it and encroached upon an adjacent road with hoardings, according to officials. During a demolition operation on Thursday, the Hydraa team dismantled part of the eatery as well…