Movie actors added to the chorus of concerns pouring out over potential loss of biodiversity spread across 400 acres of land in Kancha Gachibowli of Rangareddy district of Telangana. The land, located in Hyderabad’s IT hub, was proposed to be auctioned by Telangana government’s Telangana Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC).
“Students are raising their voices for a future where nature thrives. Forests, not IT parks, offer young people a chance at a sustainable tomorrow. ‘Development’ at the cost of biodiversity is DESTRUCTION. Save Kancha Forest in Gachibowli, Hyderabad,” Dia Mirza posted on X.
“The destruction of 400 acres of forest in Hyderabad goes to show that the lives of your kids don’t matter. We have learnt nothing from our gas-chamber like existence in the north . It is Eco-cide being committed in the name of development. No point expecting better from ANY leadership. They’re all at the mercy of their greedy, myopic, corporate overlords ! ,” posted Richa Chadha. She has reposted other posts related to the issue on the social media platform.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu posted Instagram stories of reels on call to step in to save the 400 acres land.
A note circulated by multiple government departments on Tuesday (April 1, 2025) states that the 400-acre land was not shown as a forest either in Revenue or Forest records. The State Cabinet Ministers said on Tuesday that the government is committed not to disturb the lake and rock formation in the land parcel.
Published – April 02, 2025 06:16 pm IST
