HYDERABAD: HYDRAA has cleared illegal encroachments and reclaimed five acres of prime government land in Maktha Mahabubpet, Miyapur, worth over Rs 600 crore. Encroachers had also attempted to occupy an additional five acres of the adjacent lake area.
During the eviction drive, HYDRAA removed 18 commercial structures along a 200-metre bund stretch beside the Miyapur–Bachupally highway and cleared an unauthorised private bus-parking lot. Complaints on the HYDRAA Prajavani platform revealed that illegal occupants were collecting around Rs 50,000 per shop and up to Rs 8 lakh per month from bus parking, nearly Rs 17 lakh in total.
An inquiry found that a fake Survey No. 44/4 was created to occupy land originally recorded as Survey No. 44/5, earlier leased for mining. Despite the lease expiry and past evictions in 2013, encroachers — allegedly backed by politically influential individuals — resumed activities, even running a car-wash facility.
Those identified include Kuna Sathyanarayana and B Ashok Mudiraj, who failed to produce ownership documents and claimed agreements with unidentified third parties.
HYDRAA Commissioner AV Ranganath said land grabbers often use fake survey numbers, construct illegal sheds, rent space for commercial use and spend illicit earnings on private security to retain control. He said such lands, on the prohibited list, cannot get permissions or titles.
HYDRAA is now identifying hundreds of illegally occupied government lands worth thousands of crores. Reclaimed parcels are being fenced, geo-tagged and brought under continuous patrol and drone surveillance.