Overview
- Ground levelling started at the Musi–Esi confluence near Bapu Ghat, with crews clearing vegetation behind Madhu Park Ridge and removing more than 20 trees at a nearby junction.
- Madhu Park Ridge residents, who fear displacement, continued protests and alleged pressure to accept transferable development rights rather than liquid compensation.
- Rajendranagar RDO Venkat Reddy reiterated that roughly 2.5 of the community’s 6.5 acres lie inside the buffer set by a 2012 order and pledged no forced evictions or demolitions.
- Two acquisition notices outline 19.10 acres at Kismatpur and 10.34 acres at Bandlaguda Jagir for the Gandhi Sarovar component of the Musi Riverfront plan, citing impacts on parts of the apartment complex.
- Project paperwork states no trees or heritage sites would be affected, though new reporting documented tree cutting, and authorities are preparing for a foundation event with the date not yet confirmed after an invitation to the Defence Minister.