Greens miffed as HMDA plans e-auction of Ameenpur lake land
Deccan ChronicleHYDERABAD: Green activists have sounded alarm bells after Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority announced e-auction of several land parcels within the catchment area of Ameenpur lake. The HMDA has proposed e-auction of about 12 land parcels within the lake area and has termed it an ‘excellent opportunity for builders, developers, institutions, companies, corporate offices, individuals to build apartments, office complexes and houses in prime areas.’ Political strategist Mohan Guruswamy, via a post on a social media platform, highlighted the dangers posed to the lake due to the constructions. Guruswamy said all the land parcels that the HMDA wants to auction are within the catchment area of the lake and some of them are right on the lake bed. “There should be no construction within 500 meters of the lake, but still structures keep coming up,” he said.
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