Revenue officials demolish illegal pre-school in Musi catchment area

Revenue authorities in Gandipet demolished a pre-school allegedly built illegally in the Musi River catchment area in Narsingi. Officials said repeated notices were ignored and cited flood risks, buffer zone violations and the Musi Riverfront Development Project as reasons for the action

Hyderabad: Amid heavy police presence, Gandipet mandal revenue authorities on Monday razed a pre-school that was allegedly constructed illegally in the Musi River catchment area in Narsingi.

N Srinivasa Reddy, MRO, Gandipet, said, “The management of the private school built a pre-school in the catchment area of the Musi River, which is a violation. We had served notices to the management, but they ignored them.”

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He said the government was keen on the Musi Riverfront Development Project and that specific orders had been received from higher authorities to remove illegal structures built in the buffer zone of the Musi River. “The pre-school was built in violation of the buffer zone norm,” he said.

Reddy said the authorities had given ample time to vacate the school premises, but the management ignored their requests and continued its activities. “The pre-school was built in the catchment area and there is a serious threat of flooding, thereby endangering the lives of children. Sensing danger to their lives, we demolished the structure by deploying four JCBs. It took almost four hours to demolish the illegal structure,” he added.