The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has launched a demolition drive against unauthorised constructions after a preliminary assessment identified 473 ongoing structures across its limits as unauthorised or in violation of sanctioned building plans.
The enforcement operation began on Friday and has already involved demolition actions in three GHMC zones, Telangana Today reported. The municipal corporation said notices were being issued to affected properties and speaking orders were being passed under the provisions of the Core Urban Region Economy (CURE)-2026 Act.
GHMC Commissioner RV Karnan said a comprehensive plan was being implemented to demolish or seal structures that do not comply with building regulations. The commissioner’s statement was cited in a GHMC release reported by Telangana Today.
The 473 structures were identified during a preliminary assessment of ongoing constructions across GHMC limits. The supplied report does not provide a zone-wise break-up, details of the alleged violations, or the number of properties that may face demolition compared with those that may be sealed.
The action places municipal scrutiny on construction activity while projects are still underway. Notices and speaking orders form part of the enforcement process described by the corporation, although the report does not specify the time given to property owners to respond or whether any individual construction had secured permissions that were later found to have been breached.
GHMC said enforcement operations would continue across all zones to ensure compliance with building regulations and prevent unauthorised construction. The corporation has not disclosed a completion date for the drive or provided further details of the structures involved in the initial demolition operations.
