Confusion and misgivings prevailed over the draw of lots for allotment of Rajiv Swagruha flats of Pocharam township by Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) here on Monday.
The whole process of draw was transmitted online through social media channels, with no entry allowed to any applicant or outsider. Only HMDA officials and staff were present at the venue for the draw, details about which were kept confidential till the very last moment for undisclosed reasons.
However, applicants, who were unaware of the confidentiality clause, made rounds of the project site, unaware that nobody was invited to the event. “We were told that the draw would be conducted at Bandlaguda site on June 22. But when we went there, we were told the dates had been changed, and the event would be conducted at Saroornagar Stadium on June 27. Here we are today, but they have shifted the venue again,” said an applicant.
