India, Oct. 31 -- Officials in Rangareddy district have begun taking possession of roughly 550 acres of government land at Miyapur, a day after the Supreme Court held that the property belongs to the state and rejected claims by private parties.

District Collector C. Narayan Reddy inspected the land under survey numbers 100 and 101 in Serilingampalli revenue mandal on Friday, October 30, accompanied by revenue and HMDA officials. About 400 acres are already fenced, he said, and the remaining area will be secured once a fresh survey is completed.

The collector said residential colonies that have come up on part of the land will not be touched without consulting the state government, and that people living in the existing structures have ...