Move comes after agency chief AV Ranganath made a surprise visit to Musheerabad constituency on Wednesday evening where locals complained of encroachment of nala
Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J. Sreenivas Rao has directed that notices issued by the Deputy Collector and Tahsildar to Kavuri Hills residents regarding alleged encroachments on the Full Tank Level (FTL) limits of Durgam Cheruvu be treated as show cause notices.
Using HYDRAA and its bulldozers, CM Revanth Reddy might be standing and feeling high on a pile of debris left by the demolitions, but what is slowly emerging from the dust left behind is a strategy to divert public attention from what is actually happening in Telangana.
Already, 72 teams have been formed under HYDRAA. To strengthen these teams with required powers and staff would be allocated from police, survey and irrigation departments.
There appears to have been a clear cut agenda behind the constitution of the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA), if the chronology of events since the appointment of senior IPS officer AV Ranganath as Enforcement Vigilance and Disaster Management (EVDM) Commissioner and the establishment of HYDRAA is considered.
The officials inspected the nala near businessman Pradeep Reddy’s farmhouse at Janwada – Miyakhanguda (Agnipur). The officials measured the nala width and other aspects in the area.
Justice Bollaram Vijaysen Reddy came down heavily on the HYDRAA following a batch of writ pleas filed by residents of the Kavuri Hills challenging the notices against the encroachment of the FTL limits of Durgam Cheruvu.
The Forum for Good Governance (FGG) wanted the State government to initiate action on officials and builders for constructing unauthorized structures in lake areas and adopt humanitarian approach towards victims, especially poor and middle class people.
The land spread over 14.14 acres was ancestral property and the farmhouse was developed 20 years ago. The structure was constructed in a small portion and the balance area was being used for cultivation of paddy, vegetables and fruits, said Patnam Mahender Reddy.
BJP Legislative Party leader A Maheshwar Reddy dared the State government to demolish buildings constructed by AIMIM president and MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Salkam Cheruvu in the Bandlaguda area.
Revanth stated that during Kurukshetra battle, when Arjuna was reluctant to fight against his own relatives, Lord Sri Krishna had convinced him to fulfill his responsibilities in the better interest of the world, he was facing a similar situation now.
Harish Rao said HYDRAA which was originally intended to address urban planning issues, was being used to target opposition leaders, specifically those from the BRS, under the guise of enforcing the law.
