Hyderabad, Oct. 20 -- More than 1,500 illegal buildings have been identified in the three municipal corporations in Hyderabad during a major crackdown.

This is equivalent to the number of illegal structures identified by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in a year. As part of the crackdown, the Cyberabad Municipal Corporation has demolished 500 structures so far. The GHMC and Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation have identified 1000 illegal constructions in their jurisdictions.

The crackdown comes after the collapse of two under-construction buildings at Anjaiah Nagar in Gachibowli, which killed two, and the tilting of a multi-storey building in Gopanpally.

The demolition drive is largely targeting illegal buildings rising...