HYDRAA removed an allegedly illegal gate and boundary wall around the farmhouse of BRS MLA and former minister Malla Reddy at Kompally’s Fox Sagar lake in Hyderabad, saying the structures stood within the lake’s full tank level and buffer zone limits.
The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency carried out the action on Monday, according to a statement reported by Deccan Chronicle. HYDRAA said the boundary wall and gate had been built after soil and silt were dumped within Fox Sagar’s protected area, located on Survey No. 124.
The agency stated that the farmhouse boundary had extended into more than 15 acres of the lake’s full tank level land. Full tank level refers to the area reserved for a water body when it reaches its designated maximum storage level. Encroachments in such areas can reduce the space available for water storage and alter the physical boundaries used for lake protection.
HYDRAA also removed another boundary wall at Fox Sagar that it attributed to Supreme Court advocate Saurab Raj Varma. The agency said the wall, located on Survey Nos. 41 and 42, covered nearly 20 acres of the lake’s full tank level land.
According to HYDRAA’s statement, Varma attempted to stop the demolition. Officials showed him the markings identifying the full tank level before removing the boundary wall, the agency said. The account does not include a response from Malla Reddy or Varma to the allegations or the demolition action.
The action places Fox Sagar within Hyderabad’s continuing enforcement focus on structures located in lake boundaries and buffer areas. The lake’s full tank level markings were central to the agency’s stated justification for both demolitions, making the demarcation of protected land a key part of the operation.
The reported removals also highlight the administrative challenge involved in protecting urban water bodies where private properties, boundary walls and access structures are built close to or within regulated areas. In this case, HYDRAA said the structures were identified through survey numbers and physical full tank level markings.
The agency’s statement did not provide details on whether further structures would be removed at the site, whether restoration of the affected land would follow, or what action would be taken against the alleged dumping of soil and silt. It also did not disclose the legal proceedings, notices or approvals preceding the demolition. HYDRAA’s account establishes the agency’s stated basis for the action, while responses from the affected parties were not included in the report.
