No construction near ORR: HMDA warns land owners

HYDERABAD: Owners of lands in the vicinity of buffer zones of the Outer Ring Road have been warned by Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) officials that construction of any temporary or permanent structures cannot be taken up in these areas.

The buffer zone for the ORR extends up to a distance of 15 meters (50 ft) on both sides of the road. The land owners were asked to get permissions from gram panchayats and municipalities for construction works of any kind.