Archive · 10 Sep 2026
HYDRAA Gives Hostel Operators Three Months To Relocate
HYDRAA is asking hostel operators to move out of unsafe buildings.
They have three months to find safer places.
The new buildings must be structurally sound and have the required permits.
Inspections will begin on January 1.
HYDRAA commissioner A.V. Ranganath said resident safety would not be compromised.
He warned that hostels in unsafe buildings could be demolished.
The agency increased its checks after several building collapses.
One collapse in Gachibowli killed two people and damaged nearby structures.
HYDRAA has given hostel operators three months to move from unsafe buildings.
Operators must shift to structurally sound premises with required safety permits.
Inspections of hostel buildings are scheduled to begin on January 1.
Commissioner A.V. Ranganath warned that unsafe hostels could be demolished.
The action follows recent building and hostel collapses, including two deaths in Gachibowli.
- Who
- HYDRAA, its commissioner A.V. Ranganath, and hostel operators and building owners.
- What
- Hostel operators have been given three months to relocate from unsafe buildings to sound premises with required safety permits.
- When
- Inspections are scheduled to begin on January 1, after the three-month relocation period.
- Where
- The directive applies to hostels in Hyderabad; recent incidents cited include Gachibowli and Delhi.
- Why
- To protect hostel residents following recent building and hostel collapses.
- Agency
- HYDRAA
- Official
- A.V. Ranganath, HYDRAA commissioner
- Relocation period
- Three months
- Inspection start
- January 1
- Required premises
- Structurally sound buildings with required safety permits
- Enforcement
- Unsafe hostel buildings may be demolished
- Recent incident
- An under-construction building collapse in Anjaiahnagar, Gachibowli, killed two people and damaged adjoining structures