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HYDERABAD DEMOLITION DRIVE RESTORES ROADS, PARKS AFTER HIGH COURT INTERVENTION

Hyderabad, India – November 17, 2025 – The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) conducted a major demolition operation in the Gachibowli area of Hyderabad today, acting on the directions of the High Court. Approximately 40 unauthorized structures built on layout open spaces and roads were razed.

The demolition follows a petition filed by S. Sreedhar Rao, owner of Sandhya Convention, challenging an earlier HYDRAA operation in May. The case revolves around a 20-acre layout developed by the Fertilizers Corporation of India Employees Cooperative Housing Society in the 1980s. Rao allegedly erased plots, roads, and open spaces in the layout, attempting to pressure other owners to sell their properties to him at reduced prices.

The High Court, taking a “serious view” of Rao’s violations, instructed HYDRAA to restore the roads and park spaces within the layout. The court emphasized the illegality of occupying public spaces.

According to HYDRAA chief A.V. Ranganath, the demolished structures were built in violation of the sanctioned layout plan. Several plot owners attended the High Court hearing, corroborating claims of Rao’s tactics to seize property. It was also noted that Rao was previously penalized ₹10 lakh by the Supreme Court for filing a false case against an elderly plot owner. The demolition aims to restore the layout to its original, legally approved design.

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