HYDRAA secures ₹700-crore public space land in Kondapur after HC directed inspection
HYDERABAD: Hydraa has secured nearly four acres of public-space land in Kondapur, Serilingampally mandal of Ranga Reddy district, following repeated complaints from residents and a High Court directive. Officials fenced the entire identified area on Friday and installed signboards marking it as land reserved for parks and public utilities.
Land in this prime Kondapur stretch is valued at up to ₹200 crore per acre, placing the total worth of the reclaimed area at about ₹700 crore.
Parks converted into plots with bye-numbers
Sri Venkateswara HAL Colony, developed in the 1980s over 57.20 acres with 627 plots, originally earmarked 1.20 acres each for two parks, another two-acre park, and 1,000 sq yards for public-utility spaces. Residents said these open spaces were gradually encroached upon and “regularised” through the creation of bye-numbers.
Hydraa’s field inspection found that:
Park spaces had been split into plots and sold.
A 1.20-acre park was converted into 11 plots.
Two other park areas were similarly divided and sold.
Influential individuals, including Abbineni Anasuya and others, executed GPA agreements through YBK Rao in the 1980s and created layouts.
Subsequent buyers regularised the plots through Layout Regularisation Scheme (LRS) and Building Regularisation Scheme (BRS).
Residents told officials that NRIs financed many such transactions, after which builders including Simha Developers and Vasavi Constructions purchased the plots.
Locals alleged that bouncers were deployed to stop them from accessing or even viewing the park areas.
Residents of the Sri Venkateswara HAL Residents’ Welfare Association said they had pursued the case for decades before approaching Hydraa’s Prajavani platform with all documents.
HC directions trigger enforcement action
The RWA also moved the High Court, which instructed officials to protect all park and public-utility lands in the colony. Acting on the court’s directions, Hydraa inspected the area, verified land records and confirmed the encroachments.
Officials then fenced the entire stretch and installed signboards marking the land as park space.
Residents expressed relief and thanked Hydraa for acting promptly soon after receiving the complaint.
