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Kancha forest cover must be restored: SC
Hyderabad: Supreme Court Wednesday clarified that forest cover that was removed in Kancha Gachibowli in April must be restored. The state can have an IT park and other developments away from the area, it added.
"The forest has to be restored. Multiples of the trees uprooted in the area have to be planted," a bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran said, while hearing the suo motu PIL on Kancha Gachibowli forest.
The apex court stepped in after the Telangana govt started felling of trees and clearing the area using earthmovers on a 400-acre land parcel in Kancha Gachibowli, near the University of Hyderabad (UoH), to build IT parks.
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"Development could be undertaken by the state. However, the interest of the environment and the wildlife must be taken care of by ensuring mitigating and compensatory measures," the bench said, directing the state to file a report of its proposal in six weeks.
During Wednesday's hearing, the state counsel informed the bench that "the entire activity is stopped and the govt is working on a much larger plan to ensure wildlife, forest, lake, etc.,
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are all covered". A meeting was also just held, and they would come up with a good proposal, the counsel added.
"We would appreciate if this spirit is maintained. If you come with a good proposal, we'll withdraw all our earlier compliments and give you real compliments," the Chief Justice told the counsel. The Chief Justice earlier warned of sending the chief secretary and other officials associated with the alleged destruction of forest to jail.
Reiterating their stand, the bench observed that time and again the court has noted that it was not against development, however, it has to be sustainable.
"The state is looking at the whole proposal in a holistic manner wherein the interest of the environment and the wildlife could be sought to be balanced with the development," the bench observed.
When the state counsel informed the bench that they were hoping for a happy ending, the bench said: "We will also be happy to give you a happy ending" and adjourned the matter for further hearing.
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