Telangana Calls MANUU Land Notice Routine as Opposition and Students Push Back

Overview

• The Ranga Reddy administration served a show-cause last month over 50 acres deemed unutilised from MANUU’s 200-acre 1998 allotment, following an April 2025 order to resume that portion.
• A senior district official said the notice is a standard inquiry and could be withdrawn if MANUU details how it will utilise the land.
• Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao said the communication is a reminder to use the site and does not indicate an immediate takeover.
• MANUU’s registrar said the university will file a detailed reply in about two months, citing pending CPWD DPRs and planned hostels and academic buildings to be proposed to the Education Ministry.
• Students protested and parties including the BRS and BJP denounced the move, with critics drawing parallels to previous attempts to reclaim university land in Hyderabad.