RRNC residents protest over encroachment of lung spaces

Hyderabad: Residents of Rajendra Reddy Nagar Colony (RRNC) Chandanagar carried out protests in front of the GHMC’s Serilingampally zonal office on Wednesday. The residents were agitating against the construction activities taking place in the colony’s open spaces by an unidentified group.
Civic officials rushed out of their office to reason with the protesting locals.In July too, the residents had held protests over diminishing lung spaces.“After that protest, civic officials swung into action, barricaded the place and even built a boundary wall but almost overnight, the wall built was demolished and construction activities by private parties have started,” said RRNC resident, P Ramchandra.
According to the locals, there are two parks and another open space in their colony spread over 19 acres. These areas — which had been marked out as lung spaces — are being encroached, they said. “Of the total 19 acres, three spots which were marked as open spaces, are being encroached,” said one of the protesters.
“We are investigating the facts. Action will be taken as per due procedure,” said N Sudhamsh, who took charge as GHMC deputy commissioner for Serilingampally a few months back. Meanwhile, an officer from the town planning wing said that the approved layout regularisation scheme (LRS) applications and building permissions are being checked.