Letter addressed to GHMC Commissioner seeks comprehensive study on flyovers near KBR Park
Environmental experts and citizens have urged the GHMC Commissioner to reconsider proposed flyovers near KBR Park due to concerns about tree felling. They request a comprehensive study to assess the ecological impact before proceeding with the project. The letter argues that the benefits of mature trees in the area far outweigh the projected emissions savings from reduced idling at intersections.
- ▪An open letter was sent to the GHMC Commissioner by environmental experts and citizens.
- ▪The letter emphasizes the ecological importance of trees in KBR Park and requests a thorough study before any construction.
- ▪It argues that new road capacity often leads to increased traffic, negating the intended benefits of flyovers.
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Environmental experts, naturalists and citizens concerned by the tree felling in the proximity of the KBR National Park have addressed an open letter to the Commissioner of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, R.V. Karnan, urging him to rethink the flyovers and underpasses proposed around the park.The letter with 33 signatories led by Public Policy expert Narasimha Reddy Donthi, requested the GHMC to commission and make public, a thorough, independent, and multi-disciplinary area study before proceeding further with the proposed project.The justification in the name of prevention of carbon emissions through elimination of engine idling at the intersection outweighing the carbon sequestration services of the removed trees is dangerously reductive, as it isolates one variable in an…
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