In a major relief for thousands of residents in the Gandhamguda area of Gandipet in Telangana’s Ranga Reddy district, the Telangana High Court on Wednesday directed authorities to immediately halt construction on a proposed sewage treatment plant (STP) within their colony and conduct a mandatory, time-bound review of the project’s location.

The order, issued by Justice B Vijaysen Reddy, temporarily suspends proceedings that allotted land for the 36.50 MLD capacity STP, siding with the petitioners, local residents’ welfare associations KK Nagar Phase II, Dattatreya Colony, and Sri Vigneshwara Colony Welfare Society.

The associations had challenged the proceedings issued by the Ranga Reddy district collector on August 26, which sanctioned 6 acres and 20 guntas of government land for the H

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