KTR condemns felling of 200 trees in Mahabubnagar, demands action

BRS working president KT Rama Rao has accused the Congress government in Telangana of permitting large-scale destruction of greenery, citing the felling of 200 trees in a Palle Prakruthi Vanam at Jinugurala, Mahabubnagar.

Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused the Congress government of allowing large-scale destruction of greenery in Telangana and demanded stringent action against those responsible.

He said around 200 trees were felled in a Palle Prakruthi Vanam initiated by the previous BRS government at Jinugurala in Devarakadra mandal of Mahabubnagar district.

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He pointed out that the Palle Prakruthi Vanam was developed during the previous BRS regime, with former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s vision to ensure greenery in every village.

Calling the tree-felling incident a wicked act, Rama Rao said not only people but even green cover was being targeted under the current Congress regime. He pointed out that check dams were being damaged, tanks were being encroached upon, agriculture was adversely affected and traditional occupations ruined, under the Congress rule.

“Now, even shady trees are not being spared,” he added.

He demanded that cases be registered against all those involved in the tree-felling and that they be punished severely. Warning of growing public resentment, he said villages across Telangana would soon turn against the ruling party if such actions continued.