India, June 7 -- Hyderabad The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA), a statutory wing formed by the Telangana government, has protected the government lands from encroachments and reclaimed encroached lands and lakebeds, all worth over Rs.1 lakh crore, officials familiar with the matter said on Saturday.

The biggest drive of HYDRAA took place on Friday, when the authorities, in a span of a few hours, prevented government land, valued at nearly Rs.30,000 crore, from being encroached. "Following a high court order, the HYDRAA took up fencing of nearly 200 acres of government land between the prime areas of Puppalaguda and Khajaguda. Going by the present market value, the value of the land is around Rs.30,000 cro...