High Court's anger on Hydra.

It is well-known that the Hydra system was introduced for the preservation of lakes, ponds, and government lands in the Greater Hyderabad region. Hydra officials are demolishing illegal constructions built by encroaching upon the FTL (Full Tank Level) and buffer zones of lakes. They are demolishing these constructions using bulldozers and JCBs. Since July of last year, Hydra officials have demolished nearly 400 structures. However, these demolitions have become controversial. Several affected individuals are complaining that Hydra officials are carrying out the demolitions on weekends. They claim that the demolitions are being conducted intentionally on holiday days so they cannot seek legal redress.

In the past, the High Court had expressed its anger over this matter. It questioned why demolitions were being carried out on weekends. Hydra Commissioner A.V. Ranganath was even called to appear before the High Court judge. Despite this, the High Court once again expressed anger over the weekend demolitions, asking, "How many times do we have to tell you?" The Court questioned why demolitions had to be done on holidays, and strongly condemned the haste in which they were being carried out. The Court asked Hydra officials why they couldn't wait for an explanation after issuing notices and why demolitions were carried out without waiting for responses.

In the Abdullapurmet Mandal, Hydra officials demolished several illegal constructions in the Koheda area on Sunday. Ball Reddy, a person affected by this, filed an urgent house-motion petition in the High Court challenging the demolitions. The bench led by Justice K. Lakshman heard the petition. The petitioner's lawyer argued that notices were issued on Friday and asked for an explanation by Saturday. However, without collecting any explanations, demolitions were carried out hastily on Sunday. The lawyer claimed that after issuing notices, there was no time given for submitting evidence or explanations, and that carrying out the demolitions immediately was unfair.

Taking into account the arguments of the petitioner's lawyer, High Court Judge Lakshman expressed anger, stating that Hydra's approach had not changed despite repeated warnings. The judge issued interim orders to halt the demolitions and directed the petitioner to provide a response within a week. This anger of the High Court has sparked significant debate across the country. With the safety and social peace of the people being undermined by groups like Hydra, the public, political parties, and lawyers are preparing to discuss this issue further. For more on this matter, visit Vaartha Telangana.