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HYDRAA Confirms Fatima Owaisi College Encroachment on Salkam Cheruvu, Awaits Demolition Order

The agency’s preliminary probe places the college on the full tank level of Salkam Cheruvu pending formal demolition approval.

HYDRAA confirms Owaisi’s Fatima College is on lake bed, awaits final call
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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.