The managements of nearly 1,000 engineering, MBA and MCA colleges located around Hyderabad have threatened to close down if the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority does not stop its “arm-twisting tactics”. “A majority of colleges are suffering huge losses, as 50 per cent of the seats in various streams of engineering in almost all colleges are vacant.
“There is no way any college management will be able to pay hefty penalties to HMDA for regularisation of college buildings,” said Mr K.V.K. Rao, secretary-general of the Consortium of Engineering and Professional Colleges Managements Association. The HMDA has given notices to 130 engineering colleges, stating that the college buildings are illegal constructions. demolish the college buildings if the managements did not get the buildings regularised by paying penalties.