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The Hyderabad Disaster Response & Asset Protection Agency carried retired a large cognition connected Friday to support authorities onshore connected which the practice stone formations basal astatine the Puppalaguda–Khajaguda borderline successful Gandipet mandal of Rangareddy district.
HYDRAA fenced 198 acres of authorities onshore connected Friday, including an country containing past stone formations estimated to beryllium astir 2.5 cardinal years old. The onshore forms portion of astir 200 acres antecedently allotted by the State authorities to the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority.
The tract has agelong been astatine the centre of efforts by the Society to Save Rocks, whose representatives person campaigned for decades to support the stone formations and approached the High Court seeking safeguards. In 2019, the tribunal directed Municipal and Revenue authorities to support the authorities onshore and stone formations. However, delays successful bound demarcation and fencing reportedly led to encroachment concerns.
Following complaints raised during HYDRAA’s nationalist grievance programme Prajavani, Commissioner A.V. Ranganath conducted tract inspections and ascertained the crushed situation. HYDRA officials, on with Revenue and Municipal authorities, subsequently verified the onshore records and confirmed the country arsenic authorities onshore earlier taking up fencing works.
According to Revenue records, Survey No. 452/1 contains 174 acres of authorities land, portion Survey No. 454/1 contains 119.05 acres, taking the full to 293.05 acres. Of this, 263.05 acres had been allotted to HMDA. Due to overlapping bound issues betwixt 2 villages, 63.05 acres were aboriginal identified arsenic privately owned, leaving astir 200 acres with HMDA.
Revenue records besides amusement that portions of onshore successful the country were allotted to spiritual structures. After accounting for these allocations, HYDRAA fenced the remaining HMDA land. The country besides includes the Bhagirathamma Cheruvu, which HYDRA is presently restoring.
