HYDRAA gets 89 complaints on encroaching water bodies

Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Protection Agency (HYDRAA) has received 89 complaints on water bodies in permits of Outer Ring Road (ORR) in a Prajavani conducted on Monday.
The complainants reported on lakes in Ameenpur Municipality and asked for a full-scale survey to address encroachments.  
Secondly Medchal District’s Medikunta Lake spanning 45 acres has shrunk due to systematic encroachments. Elderly residents submitted a petition urging for boundary demarcation and buffer zone development for public use.  
Defense Colony, Malkajgiri residents accused a local public representative of encroaching on 1,000 square yards of land reserved for public amenities.  
Anjaneya Nagar, Moosapet residents have said that the 2,000-square-yard park site has been encroached upon, with locals reporting threats and assaults when opposing the land grab. Despite government-sanctioned Rs 50 lakh for park development and a foundation stone being laid, encroachers have obstructed GHMC’s efforts to construct a boundary wall.  
HYDRAA Commissioner AV Ranganath emphasised the importance of preserving public spaces and warned that strict action, including demolitions, would be taken against illegal encroachments.