The Telangana State Wakf Board was supported by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao's decision to reclaim encroached Wakf lands and prohibit the registration of these Properties. All the details of properties are submitted to various departments by the Board.

Out of the 77,538 acres of land, around 57,423 acres of Wakf land has encroached across the State. The first survey shows that Telangana has 33,929 Wakf institutions.

Special Drive on Wakf Encroached Properties

Mohd Saleem Chairman of Telangana State Wakf Board informed that the Specific teams were established following the assurance provided by the Chief Minister in the assembly. The information on Wakf properties in the State will be submitted to district collectors, revenue division officers and sub-registrar offices. Before clearing the registration of Wakf properties or allowing construction, the authorities are informed to verify the gazettes notification.

The Board will also perform a special mission to recognise the latest encroachments and interact with local police, revenue and municipal authorities immediately.

In recent years, large areas of land have encroached mostly across the city. Hundreds of acres have encroached in areas include Mamidpally, Pahadishareef, Jalpally, Attapur, Vikarabad and Guttala Begumpet. Government is filing FIR against the land collectors and starting legal proceedings and also hiring well-known advocates to fight court cases. The Board in various courts flies nearly 2,000 cases against land encroachments.

In order to prevent problems and regret later, the Wakf board insisted people to review the Wakf Gazette before buying properties. Several invasions on Wakf land are demolished by the Task Force teams, with the assistance of local municipal workers and police.

By: Shailaja K