HYDRAA demolishes dreams as entrepreneurs face ruins of businesses in Hyderabad

Making huge investments in plastic granules-making, 50 year-old Mohd Saber struggled hard to set up a company in Katedan after purchasing a land parcel.

However, his aspirations lay shattered in rubble, as officials from HYDRAA, along with HMDA, irrigation department, revenue and Cyberabad police, descended at the site with heavy earthmovers and pulled down the sheds that he had painstakingly set up.

“I had purchased the



land and set up the company. Since 2004 we regularly paid power bills and taxes too. Without issuing any notice or at least holding a survey, the demolition was done,” laments Saber.

Along with his son aged around 30 years, he was seen visiting the dismantled structure and removing machinery. “We have to start from the scratch. Removing the machinery and again reinstalling it somewhere else involves huge amount of money,” a crestfallen Saber said.