No survey done to demarcate govt land in Kancha Gachibowli: UoH

Hyderabad: The University of Hyderabad (UOH) on Monday, March 31, categorically denied that any survey was conducted by revenue officials on its campus in July 2024 to demarcate the 400 acres in Kancha Gachibowli, which was resumed by the state government in 2006.

In its statement to the media after Telangana Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC) claimed that not a single inch of that land belonged to the university, the UoH has denied the allegations.

“No survey was conducted in July 2024 by the revenue authorities in the University campus to demarcate the 400 acres of land resumed by the state government in 2006 from Ms IMG Academies Bharata Pvt. Ltd.,” said the university.

Asserting that the university has been requesting the state government to alienate that land, the University of Hyderabad stated that it would forward the representations of the stakeholders to the government to reconsider the points raised so that biodiversity could be conserved in that area.

Additionally, the university has made it clear that any transfer of land allocated to it could occur only with a formal concurrence of the university’s executive council, which comprises six nominees appointed by the President of India.

UOH has urged the media and all the stakeholders to exercise caution and refrain from disseminating any misinformation about the ownership of land or its transfer.

Earlier, the Telangana government alleged that the disputed 400 acres of university land belonged to the state after winning a legal battle in the Supreme Court.