HYDRAA Removes Encroachments, Protects 7,200 Sq Yards In Keesara

HYDRAA removed encroachments and installed sign boards and fencing on land parcels earmarked for public purposes in TPS Chamundipatnam Colony in Kundanpally village of Keesara mandal in Medchal-Malkajgiri district on Tuesday.

Public-purpose land identified after complaint

The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency protected 7,200 square yards of land in the colony after the issue was raised through HYDRAA’s Prajavani programme by representatives of the Chamundipatnam Colony Cultural and Welfare Association.

The layout, formed in 1983, had earmarked 6,000 square yards for a park and 600 square yards each at two locations, totalling 1,200 square yards for market places.

According to HYDRAA, attempts were made to occupy the entire 7,200 square yards by constructing precast walls around the land and bringing it under private control.

Following the complaint, HYDRAA officials, along with municipal and revenue officials, conducted a field inspection and identified the land parcels as meant for public purposes.

The encroachments were removed on Tuesday, and sign boards were installed besides fencing around the land parcels.

The action matters because the land had been earmarked in the approved colony layout for a park and market places, and HYDRAA said the entire extent was being brought under private control.

Saki lake protection work in Patancheru

In another operation on Tuesday, HYDRAA also took steps to protect Saki lake in Patancheru of Sangareddy district from encroachments.

Encroachments were taking place on one side of the lake by filling in the full tank level with truckloads of mud.

Acting on a request from the Irrigation officials, HYDRAA erected fencing along the one-kilometre stretch of the lake, a press note informed.

The lake-side work was taken up as an anti-encroachment measure after the full tank level area was being filled with mud, according to the information provided.

Published - September 30, 2026 12:06 am IST.

Source: The Hindu