GHMC orders wall to be demolished

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has asked Lodha Healthy Constructions and Developers, a Mumbai-based real estate company owned by BJP MLA Mangal Lodha, to demolish a compound wall in its property at Kukatpally.

The company entered the Hyderabad market with Lodha Bellezza, a premium gated property, spread across 12 acres of land.

The company was planning to construct eight twin-towers, each with 32 floors. The size of the flat was 4,760 square feet, inclusive of the common area. The builder has promised 20 per cent built-up area and 80 per cent open space.

Out of 12 acres, Lodha Bellezza is reported to have occupied only seven and a half acres land. The company is alleged to have earmarked the surplus land for another venture, Lodha Meridian, with three towers comprising 1,100 flats.

Following this, the owners of Lodha Bellezza complained to the GHMC in 2013, stating that the company had secured permission from GHMC for a single venture.

Subsequently, the corporation issued a notice, asking the company to stop construction of Lodha Meridian.

Later, the company managed to reach a settlement with owners, saying that Bellezza and Meridian will be treated as separate ventures and a compound wall be erected to separate them.

The group then managed to get the stay vacated and went ahead with the construction of Lodha Meridian.

However, following a complaint by owners of Lodha Meridian, the GHMC has issued a notice to the company to demolish the compound wall as the builder had taken permission for a single unit.