Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad   

Never Never Land!

Boom or bust, that's the million rupees question. Real estate prices have shot through the roof in the State, the wily sharks themselves reportedly giving them an artificial boost.

A square yard at Rs. 50,000, gosh! How do we bring the rates back to normal, and terra firma? Spread rumours that it's an alcoholics' asylum in the making? Tell people that the place is in the heart of a seismic zone; and that ghosts come feasting there every night!

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