HYDRAA safeguards 2,471 acres in two years
HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Monitoring and Protection (HYDRAA) has protected 2,471.11 acres of land and removed 1,378 encroachments since its formation, according to official data. The agency will complete two years on July 19. It was set up to protect lakes, parks and government land, besides strengthening disaster response across Hyderabad.
Lake restoration drives continue across Hyderabad
HYDRAA has cleared encroachments from several lakes, helping restore waterbodies and prevent further illegal occupation. It has also protected thousands of acres of government land, parks, roads and open spaces in approved layouts.
According to the data, HYDRAA has safeguarded:
- 1,810.38 acres of government land
- 454.11 acres of lake area
- 90.39 acres of parks
- 62.11 acres of roads and footpaths
- 26.31 acres of open spaces in layouts
- 25.37 acres of nalas
The agency has removed 1,378 illegal structures, including 556 on government land, 418 in lakes, 179 on roads and footpaths, 133 in parks, 55 on nalas, 35 in layout open spaces and two on other land.
Disaster response teams support emergency operations
HYDRAA has also expanded its disaster response role by assisting the Fire Department, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and the police during emergencies. Its Disaster Response Force teams, bike squads and monsoon emergency units help remove fallen trees, rescue people stranded in floodwaters and divert water into drainage channels during heavy rains.
As part of the first phase of its lake restoration programme, HYDRAA has taken up development works at six lakes. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy inaugurated works at Bathukamma Kunta in Amberpet, Bum-Rukn-ud-Dowla Lake near Bahadurpura and Nallacheruvu in Kukatpally. Restoration works at Thammidi Kunta and Sunnam Cheruvu in Madhapur and Nallacheruvu in Uppal are in the final stages. The agency has also launched restoration works at another 14 lakes in the second phase.
HYDRAA has also cleared encroachments from hundreds of park sites and roads and demolished several illegal structures built on government land, underscoring its continuing drive against encroachments.
