GHMC razes Gurukul lands

● THE STATE government had demolished around 60 buildings on Gurukul Trust lands of Ayyappa Society in 2014. Since then, it has not taken any further action.

● FOLLOWING THE directives of the Telangana High Court, GHMC has embarked on a spree of demolitions.

In continuation of its ongoing demolition drive, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) razed another five structures on the Gurukul Trust lands, taking the total number of demolitions to 34.

The state government had demolished around

60 buildings on Gurukul Trust lands of Ayyappa Society in

2014. Since then, it has not taken any further action.

Following the directives of the Telangana High Court, GHMC has embarked on a spree of demolitions. It razed 34 structures and three basements in three days.

Civic body’s commissioner D. S. Lokesh Kumar said the Town Planning wing of Chandanagar circle has taken up demolitions on Gurukul Trust lands with three teams using 11 compressors, three gas cutters and two JCBs. The buildings razed include five basements, three complete ground-level structures, and three ongoing constructions.

Lokesh Kumar said GHMC’s special drive against unauthorised structures will continue. He advised the citizens to avoid constructing buildings without permissions. They would otherwise suffer an irreparable loss, he warned.