Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Cyberabad Intensifies Crackdown on Unauthorised Construction
The Cyberabad Municipal Corporation is checking buildings that may have been built without permission.
The action began after an unauthorised building collapsed in Gachibowli and two people died.
On Monday, officials found 38 buildings for possible action.
They demolished nine, seized one and sent notices to 28 others.
On Tuesday, they demolished 17 more buildings and identified 54 additional structures for investigation.
The rules limit buildings on small plots to seven metres in height.
Officials are also checking larger plots where construction began without permission.
They are using complaints and inspections to find problems.
The corporation says it will work with HYDRAA and act against unsafe buildings or structures built over drainage channels called nalas.
CMC identified 38 unauthorised under-construction buildings on Monday, serving 28 notices, seizing one and demolishing nine.
On Tuesday, the corporation demolished 17 more structures across Serilingampally, Kukatpally and Quthbullapur, and flagged 54 for further action.
Enforcement targets buildings exceeding seven metres on plots up to 75 square yards and unauthorised construction on larger plots.
Officials identify violations through citizen complaints, MyCURE, Prajavani submissions and field inspections, with daily monitoring ordered.
The drive follows a fatal building collapse in Anjaiahnagar and includes planned checks of structures that may encroach on nalas.
- Who
- The Cyberabad Municipal Corporation, Commissioner G. Srijana, its enforcement teams and HYDRAA.
- What
- CMC conducted demolitions, seizures, notices and further inspections involving unauthorised under-construction buildings.
- When
- On Monday and Tuesday, two days after a building collapse that killed two people.
- Where
- Across Cyberabad, including Serilingampally, Kukatpally, Quthbullapur and Anjaiahnagar in Gachibowli.
- Why
- To enforce building regulations, address unauthorised construction and prevent risks to public safety.
CMC enforcement position
Accountability and resident concerns
Immediate enforcement
CMC enforcement position
CMC says under-construction buildings violating norms will face immediate action, while completed buildings will first receive notices. The commissioner said political recommendations would not influence enforcement.
Accountability and resident concerns
Residents said violations such as extra floors should be detected before buildings are completed or occupied, rather than after problems emerge.
Responsibility for illegal structures
CMC enforcement position
CMC directed town-planning officials to identify violations and warned that officials who encourage or fail to act against unauthorised construction could face stringent action.
Accountability and resident concerns
One report said only a town-planning building officer had been suspended over the Anjaiahnagar collapse, while no action against other staff had been announced at that time.
Impact of extra floors
CMC enforcement position
CMC is targeting buildings that add floors beyond approved plans and says action is needed where construction risks public safety or encroaches on nalas.
Accountability and resident concerns
Residents warned that extra floors on small plots increase pressure on parking, roads, drainage and other basic facilities.
- Monday action
- 38 buildings identified; 28 notices served, one building seized and nine demolished
- Tuesday action
- 17 structures demolished and 54 more identified for further action
- Small-plot rule
- Plots up to 75 square yards are limited to seven metres in height
- Large-plot violations
- Construction without permission on plots above 75 square yards is subject to action regardless of height
- Detection methods
- Citizen complaints, MyCURE, Prajavani complaints and field inspections
- Demolition locations
- Seven in Serilingampally, two in Kukatpally and eight in Quthbullapur on Tuesday
- Additional focus
- Structures that do not match approved plans, add unauthorised floors or encroach on nalas
