Telangana HC Raps HYDRAA Commissioner for Unilateral Demolition Orders
1 week, 1 day ago

Telangana HC Raps HYDRAA Commissioner for Unilateral Demolition Orders

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:The Telangana High Court on Tuesday criticised the attitude of HYDRAA commissioner A.V. The court observed that it seemed the HYDRAA commissioner was reluctant to follow rules and court orders, and had unilaterally issued demolition notices without following procedure. Justice Lakshman was dealing with two lunch motion petitions filed by Mekala Anjaiah and two others, whose houses were set to be demolished on Tuesday by HYDRAA on the ground that their fencing and sheds were built on the full tank level and buffer zone of Bhagirathamma lake at Khajaguda. During the hearing, Justice Lakshman questioned the commissioner on how HYDRAA had fixed a time period of 24 hours, how the agency had concluded that the petitioner's land fell in FTL or buffer zone of the lake and asked for the final notification of the FTL. Cautioning HYDRAA to strictly adhere to procedure, the court set aside the notices and directed the agency to follow due procedure.

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HYDRAA police station to come up in Secunderabad
1 day, 14 hours ago

HYDRAA police station to come up in Secunderabad

The Hindu  

The Government of Telangana announced the establishment of a dedicated police station for the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency at B-Block, Budha Bhavan, Secunderabad. The decision, formalised through a government order issued by Special Chief Secretary Ravi Gupta, aims at streamlining law enforcement activities within HYDRAA’s jurisdiction, focusing on asset protection and related issues. Nature of cases that …

HYDRAA Razes Illegal Structures Built in Hyderabad
1 week, 1 day ago

HYDRAA Razes Illegal Structures Built in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Monitoring and Protection Agency launched two major demolition operations on New Year’s Eve, targeting illegal encroachments at Khajaguda and Sainikpuri. Several structures, including 10 sheds, were demolished for allegedly being built illegally on about 10 acres of land within the lake’s Full Tank Level and buffer zones. In a separate operation later in the …

HYDRAA Workshop to Tackle Legal Issues
2 weeks, 4 days ago

HYDRAA Workshop to Tackle Legal Issues

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: HYDRAA commissioner A. V. Ranganath on Saturday organised a workshop on legal issues pertaining to HYDRAA. The workshop brought together senior lawyers, retired officials and experts from various fields to discuss the pressing challenges and legal measures required to safeguard lakes and government properties in Hyderabad. The experts stressed the importance of reviving lakes and ensuring storm water channels …

Telangana Assembly Approves Law to Give More Powers to HYDRAA
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Telangana Assembly Approves Law to Give More Powers to HYDRAA

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Legislative Assembly on Thursday approved three Bills on Thursday, namely Telangana Panchayat Raj Bill, 2024, Telangana Municipalities Bill, 2024 and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Bill, 2024. This amendment facilitates the state government to empower any officer or agency or authority like HYDRAA to exercise any of the powers of the GHMC and the GHMC commissioner to protect public …

HYDRAA Won’t Demolish Structures Built Before July 2024
3 weeks, 1 day ago

HYDRAA Won’t Demolish Structures Built Before July 2024

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Monitoring and Protection Agency commissioner A.V. “Any structures or houses, which are built only after HYDRAA’s formation in July 2024 will be demolished by us, and we will not touch structures built before the formation of HYDRAA”, the commissioner said, speaking at Kukatpally's Maisamma Cheruvu. “We also wouldn’t touch any structures which are …

Aim is to prevent new structures in FTL, not razing the existing ones: HYDRAA chief
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Aim is to prevent new structures in FTL, not razing the existing ones: HYDRAA chief

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The primary objective of Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency is not to preserve the tanks by demolishing all the existing structures in the Full Tank Level area but to prevent the new structures from emerging, said Commissioner AV Ranganath on Friday. He chaired a brainstorming session titled “Rejuvenation of Urban Lakes & Nalas Fixing of the FTL …

HYDRAA Officials Retreat after Villagers Stop them from Removing Debris
1 month, 4 weeks ago

HYDRAA Officials Retreat after Villagers Stop them from Removing Debris

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency officials on Monday backed down after locals and public stopped them from removing debris in Ameenpur’s Patelguda village. Officials went back to Ameenpur’s Patelguda demolition site near BSR colony on Monday to clear the debris. Several people, who had filed writ petitions in the High Court, argued with HYDRAA teams that a …

HydraA's Traffic Management and Lake Rejuvenation Efforts: A Comprehensive Approach
2 months ago

HydraA's Traffic Management and Lake Rejuvenation Efforts: A Comprehensive Approach

Deccan Chronicle  

HydraA is working on enhancing the city's traffic infrastructure, protecting trees, and rejuvenating lakes and water bodies. The agency has trained a batch of traffic volunteers and deployed them to assist the traffic police to clear the flow of vehicles. They are also investigating encroachment of waterbodies and government property and identifying illegal structures.

Residents Demand Compensation from Illegal Land Dealers in Ameenpur
2 months, 1 week ago

Residents Demand Compensation from Illegal Land Dealers in Ameenpur

Deccan Chronicle  

Residents of Ameenpur met the HYDRAA commissioner to demand compensation from illegal sellers. The complainants claimed that some people had sold them properties on Survey No. 12, which is government land, by showing documents of Survey No. 6, which is private property. They demanded compensation and urged the agency to take up a full-length survey and ensure that the victims …

We have demolished 262 Illegal structures so far: HYDRAA
3 months, 4 weeks ago

We have demolished 262 Illegal structures so far: HYDRAA

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency released an update on Wednesday detailing the number of encroachments removed by and the land that has been recovered since its formation in July. Over the past two months, the agency has demolished 262 encroachments and reclaimed 111.72 acres of land. At Chinthal Cheruvu, they demolished 54 asbestos-roofed structures, including one …

BJP Demands HYDRAA Drive in Old City
4 months, 1 week ago

BJP Demands HYDRAA Drive in Old City

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:The BJP on Thursday said that it was unfair on the part of HYDRAA “to focus on one community” and demanded that the state government to launch its demolition drive of illegal structures in the Old City and remove the encroachment in the Salkam Cheruvu by educational institutions owned by MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi. Addressing a press conference, BJP Legislature …

Telangana CM Revanth vows to demolish illegal constructions in water body zones
4 months, 1 week ago

Telangana CM Revanth vows to demolish illegal constructions in water body zones

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Asserting that he would not buckle to pressure from any quarter, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday made it clear that his government will not yield until all illegal constructions within the full tank level and buffer zones of water bodies in and around Hyderabad are demolished. The chief minister reiterated that all illegal constructions will be removed …

Hydraa Will Not Halt Demolitions, Says Revanth
4 months, 1 week ago

Hydraa Will Not Halt Demolitions, Says Revanth

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In the midst of intense political debates surrounding the demolitions of illegal structures by HYDRAA that were constructed on lake beds in Hyderabad, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday made a series of bold statements, firmly asserting that HYDRAA's demolition operations will not be halted. In an informal chat with media persons in his chambers at Secretariat on …

HC Issues Guidelines to HYDRAA Before It Decides on Demolitions
4 months, 1 week ago

HC Issues Guidelines to HYDRAA Before It Decides on Demolitions

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Justice K. Lakshman of the Telangana High Court issued guidelines to Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Monitoring and Protection Agency, which are to be followed while initiating action against illegal encroachments and unauthorised construction. These guidelines were issued in a writ plea filed by Pradeep Reddy Badvelu, alleging that authorities from the irrigation and command area development department, revenue …

Bhatti, Jupally defend HYDRAA demolition drive in Hyderabad
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bhatti, Jupally defend HYDRAA demolition drive in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and excise minister Jupally Krishna Rao defended the ongoing demolition of illegal structures by the Hyderabad Urban Development and Regulatory Authority in Hyderabad. "Hard structures built directly in the ponds, not just in the buffer zones, are being demolished," he stated, emphasising that the government would make all data and calculations regarding these …

HYDRAA razes N-Convention Centre, owner Nagarjuna cries foul
4 months, 2 weeks ago

HYDRAA razes N-Convention Centre, owner Nagarjuna cries foul

The Hindu  

In one of its most dramatic actions since its creation on July 17, 2024, the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Monitoring and Protection agency razed the N-Convention Centre in Madhapur on Saturday morning. Demolition unlawful: Nagarjuna Calling the action of demolition as ‘unlawful’, actor Nagarjuna took to ‘X’ formerly Twitter, and wrote that he will take the issue to court …

Telangana HC Summons Deputy Commissioner Over Garbage Dumping Allegations
6 months, 1 week ago

Telangana HC Summons Deputy Commissioner Over Garbage Dumping Allegations

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Justice T. Vinod Kumar of Telangana High Court summoned the deputy commissioner, Serilingampally Zone, Greater Hyderabad, to personally appear before the court on July 2, 2024, in a writ plea challenging the dumping of garbage and non-removal of Ganesh idol remains at Guttala Begumpet, Serilingampally. HC admits plea by OBC staff of SCR Justice C.V. Bhaskar Reddy of the …

HC Stays Demolition of Tin Sheds in Kukatpally
1 year, 4 months ago

HC Stays Demolition of Tin Sheds in Kukatpally

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar of the Telangana High Court on Friday directed the GHMC not to take coercive steps against constructions at Sai Baba Colony in Kukatpally. HC Upholds ED Order Justice Mummineni Sudheer Kumar of the Telangana High Court on Friday dismissed a writ plea challenging the action of the Enforcement Directorate. In a writ plea, Ghanshyamdas Jewellers …

HC Irked By Demolition Of Deccan Kitchen
1 year, 6 months ago

HC Irked By Demolition Of Deccan Kitchen

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Monday directed a slew of senior government officials, including GHMC commissioner D.S. Lokesh Kumar, to appear in court on July 11 and explain the demolition of the alleged illegal construction at Deccan Kitchen Hotel. Hearing a contempt case filed by Nanda Kumar, for W3 Hospitality Services Pvt Ltd, Justice Kanneganti Lalitha issued Form-I notices. …

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