Location sketch of University of Hyderabad and Government land in Kancha Gachibowli.
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Amidst the concerns expressed over the proposed auction of 400-Acre Land in Kancha Gachibowli in Rangareddy, a note circulated by multiple Telangana government departments on Tuesday (April 1, 2025) stated that investments to the tune of ₹50,000 crore are estimated when the land is fully occupied and operational. And it would provide job opportunities to 5 lakh people.
The land located in the IT hub of Hyderabad has become contentious with people expressing concerns over loss of green cover, urban lung space and space for wildlife there. University of Hyderabad students are protesting against its auction and want the land to be transferred to the university.
“The development will unlock huge investment and employment potential which spur the growth of Telangana in general and Hyderabad in particular,” the note added
Never classified as forest
Responding to statements that the 400 acres is a forest, it was mentioned that it was never classified as forest in Revenue records.
Kancha means grazing or waste land
“This land has never been notified as forest land under relevant enactments. It is NOT SHOWN as forest land either in revenue records or in forest records. The land in Suvery Number 25 in Kancha Gachibowli is classified as “Kancha Poramboke”. Kancha means grazing/waste land,” as per the note.
Park around historical rock formations
It added that the government was committed not to disturb the historical rock formations (Mushroom Rock etc) in the land by developing a park around such sites, in addition to the environmental management plan (EMP).
Mushroom Rock in Kancha Gachobowli
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Published – April 02, 2025 03:39 PM is
