Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Protection Agency (HYDRA) commissioner AV Ranganath announced that an ordinance could be passed in October to reinforce the legal sanctity of HYDRA with special powers on the lines of Greyhounds and
Taskforce.
During a media conference held in Hyderabad on Saturday, September 14, Ranganath said that HYDRA was established through GO 99 by executive resolution. He clarified that it is incorrect to claim the agency lacks legal standing.