Activists cry foul over State Board for Wildlife nod to roads
The Hindu
3 out of 24 proposals related to widening or upgradation of existing roads fall within core forest area
The recent decisions by the Telangana State Board for Wildlife (SBWL) clearing several proposals for laying or upgrading of BT roads within the protected areas and areas falling within the tiger reserve may have gone against the guidelines laid by Central wildlife authorities.
A total of 24 proposals, all pertaining to BT roads through wildlife areas, were cleared by the Board recently under the Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana involving nearly 150 acres of forest land.
Of the total, at least three proposals pertaining to widening or upgradation of the existing roads fall within the core area of the Kawal Tiger Reserve.
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