The Hyderabad Disaster Response & Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) has created ripples in the city’s civic enforcement scene in its first year of existence. Its functioning, however, has not been without controversy. In this interview, HYDRAA Commissioner A.V. Ranganath reflects on the agency’s year-long journey. Edited excerpts:

Q. Can you dwell upon the achievements of HYDRAA over the past one year? Have you been able to live up to the objective with which HYDRAA was established?