HYDRAA foils ₹86 crore land grab in Kondapur
HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Disaster Response & Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) stopped yet another major land grab in Kondapur, Serilingampally mandal, Ranga Reddy district, saving land worth about ₹86 crore.
On Friday, HYDRAA officials secured a 2,000-square yard park site in Raghavendra Colony. The next day, they prevented encroachment of a 4,300-square yard plot meant for public facilities near Rajarajeshwari Nagar in Kondapur.
The land, part of the Osmania University Teachers Welfare Society layout, had been encroached upon, officials said. The village panchayat approved the layout in 1978 with 350 plots, reserving 4,300 square yards for public amenities.
According to residents, layout developers Chintala Pochaiah and his family members, including Chintala Raju, allegedly divided the reserved area into three parts and sold it to the family of Kolla Madhava Reddy using fake documents. Residents had earlier complained to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation but claimed no action was taken.
Following a complaint lodged with HYDRAA’s Prajavani portal, Commissioner A.V. Ranganath directed officials to inspect the site. After confirming the encroachments, HYDRAA officials demolished illegal structures and fenced off the land, putting up HYDRAA boards on Saturday.
Criminal cases were registered at Gachibowli police station against Pochaiah, Raju, Madhava Reddy, and his son for their role in the fraudulent sale.
