2-BHK houses for over 12,000 nala squatters as re-establishment plan- Telangana

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has not been successful to remove the nala squatters in the past few years. Now, there is a plan to offer them 2-BHK houses in various locations.

HYDERABAD: The Telangana government’s ambitious Musi river development project has a huge task in hand moving the encroachers and might be a tough battle. There are about 8,400 encroachments been identified by the Musi River Development Corporation Limited (MRDCL) and the revenue department.

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has not been successful to remove the nala squatters in the past few years. Now, there is a plan to offer them 2-BHK houses in various locations.

The municipal administration department has difficulty removing over 12,000 adamant squatters on major nalas in the city.

According to the municipal administration department annual report, Musi riverfront development has been planned in 55-km boundary demarcated by officials. “MRDCL had demarcated river boundary and buffer zone first in the history of Musi river by conducting survey with differential global positioning system. Mandal-wise maps have also been prepared with coordinates,” the report stated.

The beautification works, which began three years ago, could complete only some works like installing floating trash barriers and disposal of trash and construction of walkways and some other works.

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