Hyderabad, September 8, 2026 — A centuries-old temple site in Ranga Reddy district was allegedly carved up and sold as real-estate plots, according to a complaint filed with the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Protection Agency (HYDRAA). The case was one of 53 complaints the agency received during its Prajavani grievance programme on Monday, submissions that together point to growing concern over the alleged misuse of public land across the city and its outskirts.
About the temple and its location
The Sri Anjaneya Swamy temple sits near Balapur Pedda Cheruvu in Ranga Reddy district. Residents told HYDRAA that land belonging to the centuries-old temple, near Survey No. 334/A, had been included in a real-estate venture and sold off as plots.
The complaint
According to the complainants, the alleged encroachment is particularly problematic during festivals such as Hanuman Jayanti and Sri Rama Navami, when large numbers of devotees visit the temple. The scale and duration of the alleged sale were not detailed in the complaint as reported; residents have asked HYDRAA to step in and protect what remains of the temple's land.
Part of a wider set of grievances
The temple case was flagged alongside several other land disputes taken up at the same Prajavani session — including a 600-square-yard temple plot allegedly occupied in Bagh Hayathnagar, disputed layout land in Nadergul, questions over construction approvals on government land in Balanagar, an encroachment complaint tied to a market site in Keesara, sewage entering Mansoorabad Pedda Cheruvu, and an alleged attempt to encroach on 5,870 square yards of public-use land in Khajaguda — pointing to a broader pattern of complaints about public and religious land across Hyderabad's outskirts.
What happens next
HYDRAA Additional Commissioner D. Anand Kumar examined the complaint, along with the other 52 received during the same session, and has assigned it to the concerned officials for further action. No timeline for resolution has been reported, and the agency has not yet issued findings on the temple land claim.
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