Hyderabad, Nov. 6 -- Residents of Manikonda held a support rally for Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Protection Agency (HYDRAA) on Wednesday, November 5, for clearing encroachments.

Residents gathered near a Banyan tree in Manikonda. They highlighted that HYDRAA has saved parks in Manikonda municipality, which costs around Rs 1,000 crore.

In a video shared on social media, a group of women was seen marching with their mobile torchlights on. A group of men raised "Thank You HYDRAA" slogans. One of the residents said, the 60-foot road which had been encroached for 20 years, was reclaimed by the agency.

In Neknampur, residents of Tirumala Hills planted saplings at a park in Prashanthi Hills, which HYDRAA had recovered.

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