Supreme Court committee inspects KBR National Park, H-CITI project
They also reportedly met Forest Department officials to understand the issues around the ESZ.The contentions by city-based environmentalists about the manner in which ESZ was fixed, have reached the Supreme Court after GHMC had started the work for the project and felled a large number of trees on the road median. The apex court had issued a stay on tree felling within the ESZ, while not stalling the work for the project.The current inspections have been undertaken by the CEC reportedly after they received an alert about felling of trees close to the park while the stay was in effect.
- ▪They also reportedly met Forest Department officials to understand the issues around the ESZ.The contentions by city-based environmentalists about the manner in which ESZ was fixed, have reached the Supreme Court after GHMC had started the
- ▪The apex court had issued a stay on tree felling within the ESZ, while not stalling the work for the project.The current inspections have been undertaken by the CEC reportedly after they received an alert about felling of trees close to the
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The Supreme Court appointed Central Empowered Committee’s members are reportedly in the city to verify facts in view of the allegations about violation of the Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ) of the Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation for H-CITI project.The Committee reportedly inspected the National Park and its surroundings, and the ongoing work for construction of flyovers and underpasses on the park’s peripheries on Friday, before meeting the GHMC officials, including Commissioner R.V. Karnan and Chief Engineer Sahadev Ratnakar.
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