Hyderabad : Hydraa teams demolished 750 shelters at Gajularamaram on Sunday. The drive began at 5 am on Sunday with JCBs saw heavy deployment of police forces to prevent any untoward incidents.
Over 750 families, who have been residing on a reclaimed garbage dump yard for 30 years, faced demolitions. Women and children participating in Bathukamma celebrations expressed their anguish and demanded a halt to the operation and some tried to stage a protest in front of JCBs.
The families were also angry that the demolitions were happening on a day which was last ‘Peddala Amavasya’ to offer ‘Pinda Pradhanams’ to departed elders.