In a move that would provide an opportunity to the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) to sell house sites to interested buyers, the district administration of Sangareddy has pooled in about 500 acres of land from assignees. These lands were already handed over to the HMDA officials.
According to sources, these lands were taken back from the farmers. These assigned lands were disbursed to beneficiaries by the previous Congress and Telugu Desam governments under various schemes. The assignees always have the right to enjoy these lands, but can never monetise them.
Not only that, the government can resume these lands if it feels that they are not being used for the purpose they were assigned for, and may offer some compensation, if it feels so. Usually, compensation would be offered when the land is under cultivation along with other lands near by. If not all, some farmers are not cultivating these lands for the past several years due to various reasons, including lack of irrigation facility.
