HYDRAA Reclaims Valuable 317 Acres of Government Land in Hyderabad
The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) and revenue officials have initiated operations to reclaim 317 acres of government land worth between Rs 12,000 crore and Rs 15,000 crore in Gajularamaram, Quthbullapur. The focus is on clearing encroachments by real estate sharks and well-off individuals while protecting the dwellings of the economically weaker sections.
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On Sunday, the HYDRAA and revenue department officials, with assistance from the police, razed sheds, temporary structures, compound walls, and rooms built on the encroached government land. Tension prevailed as some individuals pelted stones at the demolition teams, breaking the glass of at least one earthmover. Women protested against HYDRAA, shouted slogans, and questioned the enforcement activity. Videos circulated on social media showed people alleging that HYDRAA was demolishing the dwelling units of the poor.
In response, HYDRAA Commissioner A.V. Ranganath clarified that the agency would not touch the dwelling units of economically weaker sections but was focused on clearing encroachments by real estate sharks and well-off individuals. HYDRAA and revenue officials determined that structures housing poor families were spread over 40 acres of the total land parcel. Land had been divided into plots of 50 and 100 square yards and fraudulently sold to economically weaker sections at prices ranging from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh. These units would not be demolished, Ranganath said.
The remaining 275 acres, which had been handed over to the State Finance Corporation (SFC) before 2014, will be reclaimed. HYDRAA officials found that a politician from the Quthbullapur constituency, a few local politicians, some real estate brokers, and a few government officials were in illegal occupation of this portion of land. Fake occupancy rights certificates (ORCs), commonly called ‘pattas’, had been handed out to financially well-off buyers of the land.
HYDRAA officials noted that the landgrabbers operated by putting poor families in the forefront, providing them with sheds and small tenements, while carrying out their illegal business in the background. Action will be initiated against those who have developed real estate ventures on government land, Ranganath said, adding that the property would be fenced off. The process of laying roads and providing electricity connections for the units has been stopped.
“The poor will not be removed. Only the land under the illegal occupation of influential persons is being taken over,” Ranganath emphasized. The next course of action will be identifying the people who created fake documents and fraudulently sold the plots to economically weaker sections. “We will lodge police complaints against such people for trying to sell government land through fabricated documents and against local officials for conniving with them,” said an official from HYDRAA.
Ahead of Sunday’s demolition drive, HYDRAA and revenue department officials held about half a dozen meetings in the last six months, discussed the action with government officials, and took up the enforcement drive. Instructions were issued to field officers not to demolish dwellings/residential houses where poor people reside.
On the land falling in Survey No. 307, the financially weaker sections were illegally sold small portions of land on the Quthbullapur side, while bigger encroachments and real estate ventures were located towards the Pragathinagar side.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the total area of government land being reclaimed by HYDRAA?
HYDRAA is reclaiming 317 acres of government land in Gajularamaram, Quthbullapur.
What is the estimated value of the land being reclaimed?
The land is estimated to be worth between Rs 12,000 crore and Rs 15,000 crore.
Who are the main targets of the land reclamation drive?
The main targets are real estate sharks and well-off individuals who have encroached on government land.
What measures are being taken to protect the dwellings of the poor?
HYDRAA has instructed field officers not to demolish dwellings/residential houses where poor people reside.
What will happen to the land after it is reclaimed?
The reclaimed land will be fenced off, and the process of laying roads and providing electricity connections for the units has been stopped.
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