HYDRAA probes ‘encroachment’ of Musi by real estate project developer 

The Hyderabad Catastrophe Response and Asset Safety Company (HYDRAA) has begun investigation into the allegations of encroachment by a widely known actual property developer onto the Musi river at Manchirevula village, by the Narisingi exit of the Outer Ring Highway. Additionally coming into query is the erasure of a pure course of water emptying into the river on the location.

A workforce from HYDRAA visited the development web site of the posh condo complicated on Tuesday, to determine the precise location of the mission vis-a-vis the Most Flood Degree (MFL) of the river.

Whereas allegations of encroachment have been levelled ever for the reason that mission was began, not one of the authorities involved have ever confirmed the identical. It’s reported that the mission was accorded permission by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Growth Authority, which was later cancelled, prompting the builder to method the Excessive Court docket and get a beneficial order for the development.

When questioned in regards to the alleged infringement throughout a media convention beforehand, HMDA Commissioner Sarfaraz Ahmed replied that the builder was utilizing the buffer zone of the river to station his gear, which was not in opposition to the foundations because it was a non-public land.

Nonetheless, through the current heavy rains, when 35,000 cusecs of surplus water was launched from the dual reservoirs into the Musi river, the cellars below building on the web site had been reportedly submerged, which re-ignited the allegations in regards to the encroachment.

HYDRAA chief A.V. Ranganath confirmed the identical.

“Drone pictures had been captured whereby it may be seen that the river water entered the cellars of the constructions. Prima facie, there appears to be legitimate floor for the allegations, which is why we’re investigating into the matter,” Mr. Ranganath stated.

In 1908, when Musi river skilled essentially the most devastating floods, the circulation was recorded as 4.5 lakh cusecs. Following the floods, the dual reservoirs of Osmansagar and Himayatsagar had been constructed to include the circulation in case of floods. Irrigation specialists say that the river may simply carry 60,000 cusecs of water inside its MFL.

Requested if there was any breach of the river’s MFL as demarcated by the Irrigation division officers, Mr. Ranganath stated there have been suspicions in regards to the boundary being compromised to accommodate the mission. Yet one more side of inquiry is about erasure of a pure water channel which flowed into the river by means of the mission web site.

A search of the Google historic satellite tv for pc pictures clearly exhibits the water channel flowing by means of the location to merge with the river. A picture as current as November, 2022 clearly exhibits the river’s circulation in addition to the channel emptying into the river, whereas the channel disappears within the newest picture, and the world of the river’s circulation being stuffed up and levelled by the mission.