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Volunteers, activists and citizens opposing the histrion felling astir the Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (KBR) National Park participated successful a ‘symbolic funeral’ of the trees which were removed from assorted stretches to facilitate flyovers nether the Hyderabad City Innovative and Transformative Infrastructure project, connected Friday (June 5), marking the World Environment Day.
Under ‘Save KBR’ banner, they gathered astatine the main entranceway of the parkland to wage homage to ‘100s’ of trees which had been removed, which they claimed, was successful gross usurpation of the High Court bid successful 2021 that imposed an interim enactment connected each histrion felling astir the park.
Mourners of the trees wore achromatic clothes, and a pyre was prepared with a fewer logs which represented the fallen trees. Six mourners past picked up the bier and a ‘funeral procession’ was taken from the main entranceway up to the Cancer Hospital Junction, wherever a ‘grave’ was dug for the ‘slain tree’.
To the dependable of Telugu people music, the histrion was laid down successful the sedate arsenic mourners tied ineffable thread astir the histrion arsenic a awesome of protection, and planted 2 saplings connected either side.
“Why don’t you realise that this aggravated vigor question is due to the fact that the authorities is cutting trees indiscriminately? We request development, but delight recognize that improvement cannot travel astatine the outgo of demolition of the environment,” an activistic said.
Vijay Mallangi, who has agelong been associated with the Save KBR Campaign, requested the authorities to behaviour a nationalist proceeding and perceive to the dependable of the communal citizen.
