Hyderabad, June 30 -- In a major crackdown on land-grabbing, the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Protection Agency (HYDRAA) on Tuesday, June 30, secured 1,166 square yards of public park land in Boduppal village's Telephone Colony in Medchal-Malkajgiri, relieving around 3,000 families.

Triggered by citizen complaints on the public helpline, the enforcement teams initiated an investigation and demolished unauthorised structures erected by encroachers.

Telephone Colony was established in 1974 as part of the Gram Panchayat layout and had since faced encroachment as some individuals had attempted to occupy the park by illegally dividing the park into six plots.

Collaborating with relevant departments, the agency conducted field-leve...