Hyderabad, April 1 -- The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) conducted a major demolition drive in Shastripuram Colony of Mailardevpally village, Rajendranagar mandal, in Ranga Reddy district on Wednesday, April 1, removing illegal constructions raised on land earmarked for a public playground.

Encroachments on designated playground land

The move was carried out within an 188-acre HUDA-approved layout where an area of about 6,500 square yards had been officially reserved for a playground in Shastrapuram.

Despite this clear designation, encroachers had been illegally occupying the land over the past three years, selling plots through notarised documents and initiating construction without obtaining any perm...