The public is overwhelmingly upset and expresses strong disappointment and anger toward the Telangana government for allowing deforestation in the Kancha Gachibowli area. There is widespread gratitude toward the Supreme Court for intervening, yet significant concern remains about the irreversible damage caused. The predominant sentiment is frustration over the prioritization of development at the cost of environmental degradation and wildlife displacement, with multiple calls for accountability, moral responsibility, and sustainable development practices.

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Local Protesters

That's a relief!! It is still not clear the fact that of the 400 acres what amount of land is left since rampant destruction was carried out.

PaperFish_5767

Satire*

- bengalori'fy the land grab by govts. being hands in pants with builder lobby
- keep the cases that come against these, pending for decades
- when this illegal land grab is sold as housing and families move in, offload that case over to people themselves so that now they are paying court costs to save themselves
- if the court rules in favor of saving the housing- Job done, now it becomes a pattern for more investment elsewhere. If it doesn't rule in favor - land goes back to govt. And it whitewashes all the bribes made off. If it gets demolished - who is going to make something else on it again? Another builder..lol


Thats the country, we live in. 

👌🏼

Competitive_Spend_77

Wow as an HCU alumni, that forested area was the only relaxing area in Hyderabad

Doubtful-Box-214

Congress or BJP both are two sides of same coin!!  
They only care about their seat and party image, for any party public is the last priority because they know that we can be easily influenced.  
We've been taken granted now more than ever!! If we still don't raise our voice then only faces and parties will change not the atrocities on common man!!

Doctor-Anonymous1916

I am a HCU alumni. This land is arguably one of the most precious in the University. Such flora and fauna. I kinda feel that this was inevitable though. Fck Development

LOfP

I would have been worried if climate change was an issue. /s

britolaf

Where are all the NGT, Courts, Justices, Leftists, Environmentalists, PIL specialists, AndolanJeevis, etc., when you actually need them to do something positive and constructive work?

QuestInSearch

It's cuz of things like this that people should not expect that if INDIA bloc came to power, that the environment would be more protected

souvik234

Apparently a government can kill animals, cut down forests and destroy ecosystems so that they can create cheap land to sell to some foreign overlords or corporate cronies for a cheap price. Why is this ok? There will be a time when these resources or ecosystems will be more valuable than whatever they are trying to do. Instead of clearing the land here and developing an industrial park, they can go to some other tier 2 cities and develop. We are destroying forests so some rich people can get prime real estate at a cheap price in the name of development and employment generation. One day there will be none and we will pay a steep price for it. Sustainable development is needed.

Eagle__Gunner

Why nobody calls out these fking wealthy selfish businessmen who don’t give a fck about environmental impact in the country and have a secret escape plan to move in another country when India becomes inhabitable. 

You see all rich people who can afford are leaving the country or have an escape plan to settle in another country.

Practical-You7294

No country sells its dense forest for mining.

abhitooth

Adani is also deforesting entire greater Nicobar under the island development project. Nobody talks about this because the "you know who" is behind this. Nicobar residents are mostly backward tribes and a few retired officers. Officers support this cause because they are either bribed or afraid to say. the tribes are afraid to even come out because the adani similar to revant has deployed armed guys.

vinayrajan

BaconGarden

Ha madarchod, toh coal nahi nikalenge toh desh kaise chalega. Sabse chutiya logic hai sale tera.

AbiesSmart7900

Unfortunately, this is how development happens. We have to choose. As countries like China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia etc did.

Reasonable_Sir7108

Such swift action from the supreme 🍆 ⚖️🧑🏻‍⚖️‼️

killerq0een

Political advertisement done by congress to cover up damages done to thier parties name.

Many such fake news you will see in coming days. Don't belive it.

YeeHaw_72

Lol...as if scamgress is not an irony at this point

sf_warriors

I read this earlier as well, but couldnt find any sources in the article and no one else has published this..not sure how true this is.

sulphra_

1/4th of Damage already done. It takes another 50 years to grow big trees in 100 acers.  
Hats off to every one who stood strong on this issue.

grav1993

This is what happens when our entire political class is made up of construction contractors.

LurkingTamilian

100 acres instead of 1600 acres. This is insane. 

Instead of supporting universities, we are just interfering with them. Research in HCU is on par with some IISERs and IITs in fields like chemistry and biology. It's English department and theatre department are some of the best in the country. Plenty of HCU students go abroad to do PhD. Doing PhD abroad is not the same as doing masters. PhD students are paid. HCU has been classified as an Institute Of Eminence by the Central Government. Why is the state government trying to disrespect it? 

What is Rahul Gandhi doing? This university was the brain child of his own grandmother, Indira Gandhi. Does this man only use his family's name for votes?

eva01beast

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Rajiv peru petti sonia/Rahul ki biscuit veyyadam tappa em ledu. Statue kuda anduke. Stadium, airport anni Rajiv perle, all this Praise for a [college failed](https://youtu.be/fC_PMQ7NM8k?si=A1tXgOdV8dRtr-Pe)4th gen Nepo neta who was imposed on us without any merit. No wonder Rahul hates it

OfferWestern

It would have been better if the animals were settled somewhere good

Data-CHOR-365

Idi inka confirm avvaledhu anukunta.  
Confirm aithe nak thelisi inka udyamame.

Hefty-Cat-5277

Revanth trying to get his ego satiated by some gimmicks..

kksst

I feel like asking him one question. Nice he wants build university outskirts of Hyderabad. Is he planning to build forest also outside. If he needs to breath fresh air will he go to his new future city to breathe and come back after his  eco park is built to destroy ecology or he will build oxygen chamber with VR headed to feel fresh air inside the city and ask pure people to pay and use. What an idiot we are any way running towards the dystopian world these people are eager to get it soon what a shame.

MeaningAccording1111

The eco park sounds another way of owning the land and make money by turning into a tourist spot 

These animals don't want human presence as they made their own ecosystem among the forest until these politicians decide to damage it for greed 

Turn it into reserve forest ,so no govt can claim it 

Why in the world do our politicians want everything of  nature to turn into the biggest eco park to satisfy their ego

Neighbour-Guy

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The Supreme Court scrutinizes the Telangana government's handling of illegal deforestation, emphasizing ecological restoration to counter developmental projects.

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