Hyderabad: Plot owners, who purchased plots in a Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) layout in Medipally of Medchal-Malkajgiri, are crying foul over the inclusion of their plots in prohibitory list and the authority’s failure to provide amenities in the layout even after three years. While existing plot owners remain concerned over the issues, HMDA is preparing for another phase of plot auctions in the same layout on June 24.The major issues include survey no 62 being incorporated in prohibitory list, legal disputes involving land assignees who gave their land for the layout, encroachments including religious structures, and the lack of a proper approach road. They said that these issues are yet to be resolved by the HMDA, the revenue department and the Medchal-Malkajgiri district administration.Plot owners alleged that a lack of coordination between HMDA and the revenue department has caused hardship to those who invested lakhs of rupees in purchasing plots. They have approached HMDA authorities, demanding resolution of the pending issues, especially the removal of their lands from the prohibitory list, as they are unable to resell the properties or obtain bank loans for house construction.HMDA developed the layout with about 434 plots in 2022 on about 56 acres in survey no 62 of Medipally village and auctioned nearly 100 plots in Phases I and II in May 2023. Since it was HMDA-developed layout, buyers purchased plots at rates ranging between Rs 30,000 to Rs 63,000 per sq yard. The authority was supposed to provide all amenities, including internal roads, drainage, an approach road and electricity, within 18 months of the auction. However, many of these amenities were not provided, including electricity till recently.“We bought plots in HMDA layout believing it had a clear title and that we would not face any issues. However, the plots have been included in the prohibitory list, and they need to be removed immediately. Even three years after the auction, work on the electrical substation has not begun. Although some assignee farmers who moved court have withdrawn their cases, the revenue department is not taking over the lands for laying roads and other infrastructure works,” M Padma Reddy, president of Medipally HMDA colony welfare association, said in his representation to the HMDA. They urged the authorities to provide immediate resolution to their issues.Officials said HMDA developed the layout in survey no 62 over 56 acres and allocated 226 plots to assignees whose land had been acquired by the revenue department for the layout. However, some farmers approached the court despite having earlier given their consent to the govt. Officials also admitted the presence of religious structures and encroachments on land earmarked for parks and roads.“Survey no 62 was kept in the prohibitory list to prevent the registration of the assignee lands in favour of others, as there are other assignees lands. In addition, some land was allotted to the Rachakonda police and 10 acres to freedom fighters. We have requested the revenue department to resolve the issues,” a senior official of HMDA said. The official added that the revenue department, which was responsible for clearing encroachments and court cases before handing over the land to HMDA, has failed to do it. Now on our request, the department has now initiated measures to resolve them, the official further said.
