“50 acres of forest cleared off overnight”: HCU students as deforestation of 400-acre Kancha Gachibowli land begins

“50 acres of forest cleared off overnight”: HCU students as deforestation of 400-acre Kancha Gachibowli land begins

The land, which the Telangana Government plans to auction for industrial development, is home to a thriving forest ecosystem that hosts several ecologically sensitive plant and animal species

Despite students’ protests, excavators continue to clear forested lands in Kancha Gachibowli

While eight excavators were brought in at the UoH east campus on Sunday afternoon, their numbers were increased to 40 in the night to speed up the works, including removal of trees, plants and leveling the land