Metro India News | Hyderabad 

The government has successfully preserved 400 acres of land that could have been lost to private individuals, said Minister for Tourism Jupally Krishna Rao during a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan here on Wednesday. He further added, the State government has not taken any land from Hyderabad Central University (HCU).

He noted that the land had been legally reclaimed by a private entity that was involved in ongoing litigation. Nevertheless, the State government demonstrated its legal ownership of the land in court and ultimately secured it through a legal process. "The presence of trees in an area that has been empty for two decades does not constitute a forest," he remarked.

The Minister noted that there are several misunderstandings concerning the land of Hyderabad Central University (HCU), and some forces are actively working to sow discord and confuse both students and the people for their own political interests.

Jupally Krishna Rao explained that the State government is focused on reclaiming lakes in Hyderabad that have been encroached upon for many years, and there will be no necessity for the government to acquire land from Hyderabad Central University. He further commented, "Opposition parties are engaging in misleading propaganda simply to provoke students."