796 acres, two land splits, one notification
A proposed high-speed rail hub near Shamshabad has triggered a land dispute, with farmers alleging forcible acquisition and the government disputing private ownership claims. The public acreage figures do not even agree with each other yet.
Conflicting acreage figures have emerged over the proposed Bahadurguda acquisition.
A preliminary notification reportedly covers 796.28 acres at Bahadurguda near Shamshabad for an Integrated Mobility Hub linked to proposed high-speed rail connectivity. The Ranga Reddy administration’s reported notification is dated September 9, 2026. (Deccan Chronicle; Andhra Jyothy)
That is where the paperwork begins to wobble. One report puts the split at 650 acres of government land and 146.28 acres of private land. Another gives 750 acres of government land and 46.28 acres of patta land. The survey references also differ across reports. The notification itself was not available in the research, so the correct breakdown remains unverified.
The dispute is not theoretical. Officials and farmers clashed during fencing work on July 18, and the Telangana High Court later restrained coercive action over 26.08 acres until further orders. Farmers say they have cultivated parts of the land for decades. The government says petitioners have not established ownership and that much of the land is government property. (Telangana Today; The News Minute)
BRS MLA P. Sabitha Indra Reddy said the project should proceed without forcibly taking farmers’ land. Her allegation that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy accumulated land in Ranga Reddy district is not supported by documents in the material reviewed. The Chief Minister, HYDRAA, the Revenue Department and the district administration have not publicly answered that political charge in the available research.
For now, the state is acquiring land while the public record is still deciding how much of it exists in which category. The notification deserves to arrive before the bulldozers do.