HYDRAA secures ₹700-crore Kondapur government land
HYDERABAD: HYDRAA has secured nearly 4 acres of government land in Kondapur, Serilingampally mandal, after detecting large-scale conversion of designated park and public-utility spaces into private plots. Officials said the land is valued at about ₹700 crore, with local real-estate prices touching nearly ₹200 crore an acre.
Officials erected fencing around the reclaimed land and installed boards marking it as park area.
Residents say park plots were sold using old layout approvals
The Sri Venkateshwara HAL Colony, spread over 57.20 acres with 627 plots, was developed in the 1980s. As per the original layout, two parks of 1.20 acres each, another two-acre park, and nearly 1,000 sq yards for public utilities were earmarked.
Residents told officials that these spaces were gradually encroached upon. Park land was allegedly split into plots using “bye numbers” and sold over the years.
“Eleven plots were carved out of a 1.20-acre park,” a resident said.
High Court directions prompt field inspection
Representatives of the Sri Venkateshwara HAL Colony Residents Welfare Association filed a complaint with HYDRAA’s Prajavani grievance platform, following which officials conducted a field inquiry.
The inquiry found that the original developer, using a GPA taken from owners including Abbineni Anasuya in the 1980s, created the layout from which buyers later obtained building regularisation (LRS/BRS). Residents alleged that NRIs had financed the transactions and that later buyers, including Simha Developers, Vasavi Builders and others, deployed bouncers to block access to the park sites.
The association also approached the High Court, which directed HYDRAA to protect all park and public-utility lands in the colony.
Officials fence the land; residents welcome action
Acting on the court’s instructions, HYDRAA fenced the park areas on Friday and erected official signboards marking them as public spaces. Local residents expressed relief and thanked officials for acting promptly.
“HYDRAA responded immediately after our complaint and protected the parks,” residents said.
