Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency, HYDRAA, which earned nation-wide adulation for its anti-encroachment operations in Hyderabad, received a major setback when the Telangana High Court directed the chief secretary to replace HYDRAA chief A.V. Ranganath with another officer.

Telangana HC directs Chief Secretary to relieve IPS officer Ranganath from his post as HYDRAA Commissioner

Bhuvanagiri MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy has urged the government to retain HYDRAA Commissioner A.V. Ranganath, praising the agency's role in protecting Hyderabad's lakes, drains…