The Hindu               13.06.2013

Metro Rail: GHMC seeks SCB help in acquiring land

Staff Reporter

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has sought cooperation of the Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB) in the acquisition of a few properties. This includes a portion of the hockey stadium at Rasoolpura on the S.D. Road for taking up road widening for the Metro Rail project.

At an SCB board meeting on Wednesday, GHMC Town Planning authorities informed SCB members that land pertaining to 16 private properties and three of the cantonment, including a nala space, a portion of the police quarters and the stadium was required for land acquisition.

SCB in-charge Chief Executive Officer Dharma Reddy said a meeting would be convened with all private property owners and board members with the GHMC authorities shortly to discuss the issue.

GHMC authorities said compensation would be paid to all property owners.

Elected board members wanted the SCB to clear pending arrears to HMWSSB and ensure regular supply of water to SCB residents.

Cantonment Board president Major General C.A. Pithawala said about 57 acres of defence land was encroached upon in the State and a majority of this was in Hyderabad, Secunderabad and Ranga Reddy district.