Hyderabad Clears Encroachments for Kondapur College
HYDERABAD: HYDRAA cleared encroachments in Kondapur, near Hyderabad’s IT corridor, on Saturday. On Sunday, the government began preparations to establish a public college on the reclaimed land.
Residents of Kondapur and nearby areas welcomed the move. They praised the government and commended HYDRAA for acting swiftly to resolve a decades-old issue.
They said the immediate fencing of the land by HYDRAA and the government’s decision to set up educational institutions brought relief to the locality.
HYDRAA Commissioner A V Ranganath visited Kondapur on Sunday. Residents met him and expressed appreciation for the action taken. Education department officials conducted a survey the same day to initiate the process of setting up a government college.
Encroachments Removed as Per Layout
In 1993, a gram panchayat layout with 2,059 plots was approved in Survey Nos. 78 to 93 of Kondapur village in Serilingampally mandal of Rangareddy district under the name Rajarajeshwari Nagar Colony.
Five acres were earmarked for a government junior college. Nearly one acre was allocated for a school, over one acre for parks, and 2,181 sq yards for a community hall.
The colony welfare association complained through HYDRAA Prajavani that these lands were being encroached upon. It sought protection of the land for the benefit of 5,000 resident families and alleged that influential persons were behind the encroachments.
HYDRAA removed the encroachments on Saturday as per the approved layout. On Sunday, A V Ranganath, Cyberabad Municipal Corporation Commissioner Srujana, and officials from various departments, including the education department, inspected the site.
Education officials initiated steps to establish government educational institutions on the reclaimed land.
Parks and Educational Institutions Planned
Officials informed residents that the state government had decided to construct a park on the land earmarked for it, a school on the designated school site, and a college along with other educational institutions on the land reserved for the college.
The Rajarajeshwari Nagar Residents Association said the decision to develop parks and educational institutions under the leadership of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy was welcome. Residents thanked officials and said their decades-long struggle had yielded results.
