Hyderabad: After demolishing around 60 buildings at Ayyappa Society in Madhapur in 2014, the state government has taken no further action as far as demolition drives are concerned.
Like the N-Convention Centre, structures in these areas were inspected and the owners had been warned of action, but there have been no further orders.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) had formed a special committee to conduct a survey and submit the same for demolition.
While in the case of N-Convention, the corporation stated that the file had been sent to the legal experts to recommend action.
Though GHMC had proposed to pull down unauthorised structures on a large scale, particularly in L.B. Nagar and Serilingampally circles and Gokul flats in Hafeezpet, following last minute directions from the state government, the drive was stalled.
The municipal corporation officials cited that demolition on a big scale could not be taken up as there was no adequate police security.
The assistant city planners of all 18 circles of GHMC had been ordered to take necessary action on the major unauthorised constructions which had been identified for demolition.
The assistant city planners had identified 890 ongoing illegal constructions. Also, a special committee was formed to survey these areas and zero in on buildings without permissions.
During the drive, illegal buildings were knocked down at Avulamanda in Secunderabad zone, three structures in Madeenaguda, Chandanagar and Nallagandla of Serilinganpally circle and one in Jaihind Nagar Colony, OU Colony.
Located in Hitec City, the Sri Swamy Ayyappa Co-operative Housing Society, following the demolitions, had requested the Telangana government to recommend a regularisation process for the plots.
The society had purchased 140 acre 20 guntas in Khanamet Village, Ranga Reddy district from the Gurukul Ghatkesar Trust (GGT) in 1982.
“Most members had paid the required amount as per the GO 747 issued by the then Andhra Pradesh government to the authorities and are waiting for the official clearance for the past six years. Presently, as many as 900 houses have come up in the societ,” said a society member, adding, “Even the society’s application for the recent Building Penalisation Scheme (BPS) and Layout Regularisation Scheme (LRS) is pending as the main land is pending with the ULC clearance,”
Meanwhile , the Gurukul Trust lands, said to be spread over 627 acre, are entangled in disputes for long.
