Hyderabad:Fear of losing homes, shops and livelihoods over the proposed Rajiv Rahadari road widening project have pushed affected property owners to seek political intervention, with residents demanding a reduction in the proposed 200‑foot road width.
Members of the Rajiv Rahadari Property Owners’ Joint Action Committee (JAC) met Siddipet MLA and former minister T. Harish Rao at his residence on Tuesday and submitted a representation seeking support for families likely to be affected by the project. The delegation said hundreds of families, shopkeepers and property owners along the main road were facing uncertainty as the widening proposal could lead to demolition of houses and commercial establishments.
The JAC urged the government to reduce the road width from 200 feet to either 120 feet or 150 feet to minimise displacement and financial losses. “We are not opposing the government, but the present plan will destroy livelihoods and properties built over decades,” JAC chairman Telukunta Satish Gupta told Deccan Chronicle.
The JAC also sought compensation of at least five times the current registration value for acquired properties. Members alleged that despite a High Court stay on the elevated corridor project, officials were continuing acquisition‑related procedures and asking owners to submit property and bank account details.
Responding to the concerns, Harish Rao assured the delegation that he would discuss the issue with the district administration and the government. “I will speak to the collector and concerned authorities to ensure justice is done to the affected families,” he is said to have told the delegation. Gupta said the JAC would continue its legal and democratic fight until relief is provided to affected residents.
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