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The order for the transfers was issued by Fire Department DGP Y. Nagi Reddy. The officials transferred include I. Chandra Sekhar Reddy, Ch. Srinivas, V. Subash Reddy, B. Sudhakar, N. Praveen Kumar, P. Dathu, and S. Padmaiah.

Enhancing water quality using real-time continuous water quality monitoring, stopping illegal dumping by levying fines and seizing the vehicles used for illegal dumping will be taken up jointly by the teams consisting of HYDRA and TGPCB officials.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said there were complaints from different sections that citing HYDRAA, a few ground level officials were threatening building owners and were involved in corrupt practices

During 2014 to 2024, Hyderabad was governed under a unique administrative arrangement established under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2014. This arrangement, particularly under Sections 5 and 8, severely restricted the Telangana government’s authority over the city.

The MLA demanded that the government to release white paper on the encroachments on assigned land, endowment lands and water bodies in the State

At a press conference at Telangana Bhavan on Sunday, Harish Rao accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of engaging in diversion politics, claiming he is more focused on undermining political rivals than addressing urgent issues like the viral fevers affecting the state.

According to highly placed sources, Revanth Reddy is now opting for the ordinance route to expand HYDRA’s limits not just beyond the ORR, but into G.O. 111 areas

Sources say Congress leaders also spending uneasy nights with agency continuing demolition drive

Union Minister Kishan Reddy said lake encroachment had been going on in the city for a long time but both the parties never took initiative to clear it

The case was registered after a complaint from Irrigation Department Assistant Executive Engineer A Paramesh, who alleged that the Anurag Group of Institutions, under the banner of Gayatri Educational Trust, was illegally constructing a college building within the buffer zone of Nadam Cheruvu

Nagarjuna, who insisted that the demolition was unlawful and that the structure was not illegal, moved the High Court immediately, following which Justice Vinod Kumar directed HYDRA to maintain status quo over demolition

“Pained by the unlawful manner of demolition carried out in respect of N Convention, contrary to existing stay orders and Court cases. I thought it fit to issue this statement to place on record certain facts for protecting my reputation and to indicate that we have not done any actions in violation of law,” said Nagarjuna.

Accompanied by police contingent, authorities arrived at spot in early hours of the day and started the demolition exercise

Justice K Lakshman directed the agency to adhere to legal procedures before demolishing structures identified as illegal. The judge also voiced concern over possible discrimination in HYDRA's approach, stating that it could not go and demolish structures 'just like that'.

Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, BJP MLA, K Venkataramana Reddy, alleged that the HYDRA authorities were demolishing houses of people, though they constructed them after obtaining all requisite permissions

In a series of posts on X, BRS spokesperson Krishank Manne listed several properties owned by Congress leaders, questioning HYDRA's failure to initiate action against them.

Responding to the claims of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy that soon BRS will be merged with BJP, Rajender said all talks about the BJP-BRS merger was the creation of Congress and that there was no truth in it.

The flyover was built at a cost of Rs. 28.5 crore by the R&B department and is around one kilometer long.

Considering the fact that Hyderabad limits would increase further, the Chief Minister said GHMC, 27 Municipalities, Corporations and 33 Gram Panchayats surrounding it should be brought under HYDRA limits.