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Hyderabad HYDRAA asset protection and flood mitigation

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In early June, Hyderabad’s Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) HYDRAA reported safeguarding public land worth roughly about Rs 1.10 lakh crore and warned that inadequate drainage was causing widespread water‑logging during the monsoon. By mid‑June, HYDRAA began a second‑phase lake‑restoration at Ramanthapur Pedda Cheruvu, clearing 18 acres of illegal encroachments, pledging new two‑bedroom homes for displaced families incomplete storm‑water drains and reaffirming its asset‑protection record. In early July, emergency crews manually desilted uncleared nalas left 535 water‑logging points across the Aghapura Nala, moving 56 truckloads of silt city, with knee‑deep flooding in Gachibowli and waste to restore channel capacity ahead of anticipated heavy rains. Kondapur. On 14 July 2026, 18 June, the agency reclaimed 2,180 sq yd at launched the lake’s Full Tank Level, demolishing an under‑construction G+2 commercial building and an auto‑garage, and clearing four acres second phase of temporary sheds. The reclaimed land supports the ₹19‑crore Ramanthapur Pedda Cheruvu restoration project, which includes bund strengthening and further flood‑mitigation measures. On 1 August 2026, HYDRAA completed a Rs 20‑crore revival restoration, clearing 18 acres of Uppal Nalla Cheruvu, expanding the former dump site to about 70 acres, removing encroachments, restoring feeder channels illegal encroachments and installing a scientific storm‑water system that separates rainwater from wastewater. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said planning two‑bedroom homes for the restored lake will act as a key flood buffer and will later host a walking track, children’s play area and open‑gym facilities. Later 36 families displaced; it also refuted allegations of tender irregularities in vehicle procurement. By early August, residents’ resident welfare associations across Hyderabad organised in Madhura Nagar, Srinivasa Nagar and Ameerpet held rallies to back supporting HYDRAA and the state’s flood‑prevention programme. Participants praised the agency’s land‑protection and lake‑restoration work, expressed solidarity with Commissioner A. V. Ranganath and condemned negative social‑media reports. despite a High Court order for his removal. The chief minister reiterated rallies highlighted recent drainage work in Ameerpet, where six blocked lines were cleared and pipelines under the anti‑encroachment drive, linking metro were repaired, reducing water‑logging. HYDRAA’s ongoing projects, including the Rs 20‑crore Uppal Nalla Cheruvu revival to broader flood mitigation, environmental benefits and rising revival, have now protected roughly 3,325 acres of government land valued at Rs 1.50 lakh crore, while Telangana’s per‑capita income under the current government. rose to Rs 4,18,931 in 2025‑26.

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  1. 2026-08-03 04:06 UTC Hyderabad HYDRAA asset protection and flood mitigation
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  3. 2026-08-02 03:42 UTC Hyderabad HYDRAA asset protection and flood mitigation

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