Overview
- HYDRAA commissioner A.V. Ranganath said Sunday that documents and ground surveys prove the college sits on the lake’s full tank level and a final removal notice is still awaited.
- The agency is executing a May 2024 Supreme Court ruling by Chief Justice B.R. Gavai that permits no-notice demolition of illegal structures on water bodies and drainage lines.
- Fatima Owaisi College was founded by AIMIM leaders Asaduddin and Akbaruddin Owaisi and provides free KG-to-PG education to over 10,000 underprivileged Muslim students.
- Since its July 2024 inception, HYDRAA has reclaimed more than ₹1,000 crore in encroached assets at Bum-Rukn-ud-Dowla lake and nearly ₹30 crore in Chandrayangutta.
- HYDRAA follows a multi-step enforcement protocol that includes complaint verification, document reviews, meticulous site surveys, and stakeholder meetings before ordering demolitions.