Archive · 13 Aug 2026
HYDRAA fences 400-sq-yd park in Chandanagar after encroachment complaints
In a neighborhood called Arjun Reddy Colony in Chandanagar, there is a small park.
Some people kept trying to take over its land for themselves.
The residents did not want that, so they asked for help.
Long ago, in 1995, the neighborhood was planned with the park included.
In 2022, a High Court judge told the city to protect the park and the roads around it.
But the city was slow to build a wall around the park.
Because of this, people brought digging machines called JCBs to flatten the land.
The residents stopped them and complained to a special agency called HYDRAA.
HYDRAA put a fence around the park and put up signs saying the land is a park.
Now the park is protected from people who wanted to take it over.
HYDRAA fenced a 400-square-yard park in Arjun Reddy Colony, Chandanagar, after residents complained of repeated encroachment attempts.
A 2022 High Court order had directed the GHMC to protect the park and the layout's internal roads.
The park is part of a HUDA-approved layout developed in 1995, spread over 3.24 acres with 41 plots in Survey No. 123.
A delay in constructing a compound wall led to repeated attempts to level the site with JCBs, which residents opposed.
HYDRAA fenced the site and installed boards identifying it as park land after residents approached HYDRAA Prajavani.
- Who
- HYDRAA, supported by residents of Arjun Reddy Colony, acting under a 2022 High Court order that directed the GHMC to protect the land.
- What
- A 400-square-yard park in Arjun Reddy Colony, Chandanagar, was fenced and marked with boards identifying it as park land following repeated encroachment attempts.
- When
- Thursday, when HYDRAA announced the fencing; the High Court protection order dates to 2022.
- Where
- Arjun Reddy Colony, Chandanagar (Survey No. 123), part of a HUDA-approved 1995 layout.
- Why
- Residents complained of repeated attempts to encroach on and level the park land, and the High Court had directed the GHMC to protect the park and internal roads.
Residents and civic agencies
Land ownership claimants
Ownership of the park land
Residents and civic agencies
Residents regard the 400-square-yard plot as part of a HUDA-approved 1995 layout and park land that must be protected; the High Court ordered the GHMC to protect it.
Land ownership claimants
Some persons claimed ownership of the land and made repeated attempts to occupy and level the site with JCBs, which residents opposed.
- Agency
- HYDRAA
- Location
- Arjun Reddy Colony, Chandanagar (Survey No. 123)
- Park Size
- 400 square yards
- Layout
- HUDA-approved, developed in 1995, 3.24 acres with 41 plots
- Court Order
- 2022 High Court order directing GHMC to protect the park and internal roads
- Action Taken
- Fencing of the site and installation of boards identifying it as park land
- Grievance Channel
- HYDRAA Prajavani