Hyderabad activist asks HYDRA to clear encroachments from Himayathsagar

Stating that concrete structures have been built in the full tank level (FT) and afforestation foreshore zone of the Himayathsagar drinking water reservoir, activist Lubna Sarwath has written to Telangana chief minister and HYDRA commissioner AV Ranganath to take action and clear the encroachments.

Her letter to the Hyderabad Disaster



Response and Assets Monitoring and Protection (HYDRA) comes at the time when the agency has been demolishing illegal encroachments, especially on lake beds. So far, over 40 acres of land has been reclaimed by the Telangana government, which involves the demolition of illegal properties belonging to Congress, BJP and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leaders.