Archive · 1 Aug 2025
Telangana Minister Orders Crackdown on Land Encroachments
The Telangana government is taking action to stop people from illegally using land that belongs to the Irrigation Department.
The Irrigation Minister told officials to quickly stop these illegal uses, especially near Gandipet and Rajendranagar.
A lot of land has already been taken over, and there are court cases about it.
The government wants a special lawyer to help protect the land and is working with different departments to do so.
Irrigation Minister ordered a crackdown on land encroachments.
The Minister emphasized zero tolerance for illegal occupation of irrigation lands.
Significant encroachments were noted on WALAMTARI and TGERL lands.
131.31 acres of land held by the institutions have been encroached upon.
20 cases are pending in district court, and 2 in High Court.
- Who
- Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy and irrigation officials.
- What
- Irrigation Minister directed officials to address land encroachments.
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- Telangana Secretariat
- Why
- To prevent further intrusions on department lands.
- Minister
- Uttam Kumar Reddy
- Institutions with Encroachments
- WALAMTARI and TGERL
- Total Land Held
- 426.30 acres
- Encroached Land
- 131.31 acres
- District Court Cases
- 20
- High Court Cases
- 2
