Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Elderly Couple Climbs Water Tank Over House Demolition in Ramagundam
An elderly grandma and grandpa were very upset because city workers tore down their house.
To show how unhappy they were, they climbed up a big water tank.
They stayed up there for about two hours.
The couple had lived in that house for a very long time, around 40 years.
City workers said the house was built without permission and had no proper papers.
Neighbours had complained about the house.
The couple said they had been paying their electricity bills, so they thought everything was fine.
City leaders promised to give them a new place to live.
After hearing that promise, the couple safely climbed down from the tank.
An elderly couple, Mogili and Lakshmi of Yelkapalli village, climbed a water tank in Ashok Nagar, Godavarikhani, for nearly two hours on Tuesday morning.
The protest came after municipal officials demolished their house, which they had reportedly lived in for around 40 years.
The demolition allegedly followed a complaint from neighbours claiming the house had no formal documents and was constructed illegally.
The couple disputed this, saying they had been paying electricity bills for the property.
The couple climbed down only after officials assured them that alternative accommodation would be provided.
- Who
- Mogili and Lakshmi, an elderly couple from Yelkapalli village, and municipal officials in Ramagundam.
- What
- The couple staged a nearly two-hour protest on a water tank after their house was demolished.
- When
- Tuesday morning.
- Where
- Ashok Nagar, Godavarikhani, Ramagundam.
- Why
- Municipal officials demolished their home after a neighbour complaint claimed the house was illegal and had no formal documents; the couple protested for alternative accommodation.
Elderly Couple's Perspective
Municipal Officials' Perspective
Legality of the House
Elderly Couple's Perspective
The couple claimed they had lived in the house for around 40 years and had been paying the electricity bills, implying the house was legitimate.
Municipal Officials' Perspective
Municipal officials demolished the house after neighbours complained that it had no formal documents and had been constructed illegally.
Resolution of the Protest
Elderly Couple's Perspective
The couple climbed down only after receiving assurances that alternative accommodation would be provided.
Municipal Officials' Perspective
Officials assured the couple that alternative accommodation would be provided, ending the protest.
- Location of protest
- Ashok Nagar, Godavarikhani, Ramagundam
- Protesters
- Mogili and Lakshmi, elderly couple from Yelkapalli village
- Duration of protest
- Nearly two hours
- Time spent living in house
- Around 40 years
- Reason for demolition
- Neighbour complaint claiming no formal documents and illegal construction
- Outcome
- Officials assured alternative accommodation; couple climbed down