Hyderabad, Sept. 21 -- The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Monitoring and Protection Authority (HYDRAA) task force on Saturday, September 20, carried out demolitions of illegal constructions in Gajularamaram, where over 100 acres of government land had been encroached.

Encroachers built houses on 60-70 square yard plots and were selling them for around Rs 10 lakh each.

Rs 4500 cr worth land under enroachment

Following complaints, HYDRAA intervened and discovered that land parcels worth nearly Rs. 4,500 crore were under the control of land grabbers. On Saturday, illegal houses constructed in Survey No. 397 were demolished.

During the demolition drive, local residents staged protests claiming they had purchased the houses by payin...