Hyderabad, Sept. 23 -- A exasperated resident of Sadath Nagar, Raheema Unnisa, has alleged that local political leaders have been encroaching on government land as a result of which roads and drainages were needlessly blocked.

Speaking about the plight of Osman Nagar in the Jalpally municipality, where 1500 residents were rendered homeless due to floods last year, Raheema believes that if the situation is not resolved, Sadath Nagar will witness the same situation as Osman Nagar, which falls under the constituency of state education minister Sabitha Indra Reddy.

Raheem Unnisa told siasat.com that she has filed a petition in the Telangana high court regarding the encroachments and discussed with Siasat.com how the area was affected. She a...